rkjnt - Matthew:21:23-22:14

rkjnt@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 are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?

rkjnt@Matthew:21:24 @ And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, and if you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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

rkjnt@Matthew:21:26 @ But if we shall say, From men; we fear the people; for all hold that John was a prophet.

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

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

rkjnt@Matthew:21:29 @ He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:30 @ And he came to the second, and said the same. And he answered and said, I will, sir: but did not go.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:31 @ Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, That the tax gatherers and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:32 @ For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him: but the tax gatherers and the prostitutes believed him: and even when you had seen this, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:33 @ Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to farmers, and went to a far country:

rkjnt@Matthew:21:34 @ And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, that they might collect his fruit.

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

rkjnt@Matthew:21:36 @ Again, he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did the same to them.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:37 @ But last of all he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son.

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

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

rkjnt@Matthew:21:40 @ Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?

rkjnt@Matthew:21:41 @ They said to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard to other tenants, who shall give him the fruits in their seasons.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:42 @ Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

rkjnt@Matthew:21:43 @ Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation which will bring forth its fruit.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:44 @ And whoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:45 @ And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke of them.

rkjnt@Matthew:21:46 @ They sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the multitude, because they held him to be a prophet.

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

rkjnt@Matthew:22:2 @ The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who gave a marriage feast for his son,

rkjnt@Matthew:22:3 @ And sent forth his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast: but they would not come.

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

rkjnt@Matthew:22:5 @ But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business:

rkjnt@Matthew:22:6 @ And the rest took his servants, and treated them spitefully, and killed them.

rkjnt@Matthew:22:7 @ The king was angry, and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

rkjnt@Matthew:22:8 @ Then he said to his servants, The wedding is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy.

rkjnt@Matthew:22:9 @ Therefore, go into the highways, and as many as you shall find, invite to the marriage feast.

rkjnt@Matthew:22:10 @ So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

rkjnt@Matthew:22:11 @ And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment:

rkjnt@Matthew:22:12 @ And he said to him, Friend, how did you come in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

rkjnt@Matthew:22:13 @ Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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