noyes - Matthew:21:23-22:14

noyes@Matthew:21:23 @ And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?

noyes@Matthew:21:24 @ And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one question; which if ye answer me, I too will tell you by what authority I do these things.

noyes@Matthew:21:25 @ The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

noyes@Matthew:21:26 @ But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.

noyes@Matthew:21:27 @ And they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

noyes@Matthew:21:28 @ But what think ye? A man had two sons: he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work today in the vineyard.

noyes@Matthew:21:29 @ And he answered and said, I will not. Afterward he repented, and went.

noyes@Matthew:21:30 @ And he came to the other and said the same. And he answered and said, I will, sir; and went not.

noyes@Matthew:21:31 @ Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

noyes@Matthew:21:32 @ For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.

noyes@Matthew:21:33 @ Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

noyes@Matthew:21:34 @ And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive his fruits.

noyes@Matthew:21:35 @ And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

noyes@Matthew:21:36 @ Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they dealt with them in the same manner.

noyes@Matthew:21:37 @ And afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son.

noyes@Matthew:21:38 @ But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.

noyes@Matthew:21:39 @ And they took him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

noyes@Matthew:21:40 @ When therefore the lord of the vineyard cometh, what will he do to those husbandmen?

noyes@Matthew:21:41 @ They say to him, He will bring those wicked men to a miserable end, and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their season.

noyes@Matthew:21:42 @ Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected, the same hath become the cornerstone; from the Lord did this come, and it is marvelous in our eyes?"

noyes@Matthew:21:43 @ Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof.

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noyes@Matthew:21:45 @ And the chief priests and the Pharisees when they heard his parables, knew that he was speaking of them.

noyes@Matthew:21:46 @ And they sought to seize him, but feared the multitudes, because they regarded him as a prophet.

noyes@Matthew:22:1 @ Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, and said,

noyes@Matthew:22:2 @ The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriagefeast for his son,

noyes@Matthew:22:3 @ and sent forth his servants to call to the feast those who had been invited; and they would not come.

noyes@Matthew:22:4 @ Again, he sent other servants, saying, Tell those who have been invited, Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready; come to the feast.

noyes@Matthew:22:5 @ But they made light of it, and went away; one to his farm, another to his merchandise.

noyes@Matthew:22:6 @ And the rest seized his servants, and illtreated and slew them.

noyes@Matthew:22:7 @ And the king was enraged; and sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

noyes@Matthew:22:8 @ Then saith he to his servants, The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

noyes@Matthew:22:9 @ Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye find, invite to the feast.

noyes@Matthew:22:10 @ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good; and the bridechamber was fully furnished with guests.

noyes@Matthew:22:11 @ And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment;

noyes@Matthew:22:12 @ and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And he was struck dumb.

noyes@Matthew:22:13 @ Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

noyes@Matthew:22:14 @ For many are called, but few are chosen.