rsv - Matthew:21:23-22:14

rsv@Matthew:21:23 @ And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

rsv@Matthew:21:24 @ Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.

rsv@Matthew:21:25 @ The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?" And they argued with one another, "If we say, `From heaven,' he will say to us, `Why then did you not believe him?'

rsv@Matthew:21:26 @ But if we say, `From men,' we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet."

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

rsv@Matthew:21:28 @ "What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, `Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

rsv@Matthew:21:29 @ And he answered, `I will not'; but afterward he repented and went.

rsv@Matthew:21:30 @ And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,' but did not go.

rsv@Matthew:21:31 @ Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

rsv@Matthew:21:32 @ For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.

rsv@Matthew:21:33 @ "Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country.

rsv@Matthew:21:34 @ When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, to get his fruit;

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

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

rsv@Matthew:21:37 @ Afterward he sent his son to them, saying, `They will respect my son.'

rsv@Matthew:21:38 @ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'

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

rsv@Matthew:21:40 @ When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"

rsv@Matthew:21:41 @ They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons."

rsv@Matthew:21:42 @ Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the scriptures: `The very stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner; this was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes'?

rsv@Matthew:21:43 @ Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it."

rsv@Matthew:21:44 @ When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he was speaking about them.

rsv@Matthew:21:45 @ But when they tried to arrest him, they feared the multitudes, because they held him to be a prophet.

rsv@Matthew:22:1 @ And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying,

rsv@Matthew:22:2 @ "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a marriage feast for his son,

rsv@Matthew:22:3 @ and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast; but they would not come.

rsv@Matthew:22:4 @ Again he sent other servants, saying, `Tell those who are invited, Behold, I have made ready my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves are killed, and everything is ready; come to the marriage feast.'

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

rsv@Matthew:22:6 @ while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them.

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

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

rsv@Matthew:22:9 @ Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find.'

rsv@Matthew:22:10 @ And those servants went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.

rsv@Matthew:22:11 @ "But when the king came in to look at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment;

rsv@Matthew:22:12 @ and he said to him, `Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.

rsv@Matthew:22:13 @ Then the king said to the attendants, `Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.'

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