Matthew 14:25-21:46 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. ²⁶ And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a phantom! And they cried out for fear. ²⁷ But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, I AM! Do not fear. ²⁸ And Peter answered Him and said, LORD, if it is You, tell me to come to You on the water. ²⁹ And He said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. ³⁰ But seeing that the wind was strong, he was afraid. And beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me! ³¹ And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him; and said to him, Little-faith! Why did you doubt? ³² And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased. ³³ And those in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, Truly You are the Son of God. ³⁴ And when they had passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret. ³⁵ And recognizing Him, the men of that place sent to all that neighborhood, and brought to Him all who were diseased. ³⁶ And they begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His robe. And as many as touched were made perfectly whole. ¹⁵ ¹ Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, ² Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread. ³ But He answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, saying, "Honor your father and mother"; and, "He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him die by death." ⁵ But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother, Whatever you would gain from me, It is a gift to God; ⁶ and in no way he honors his father or his mother. And you voided the commandment of God by your tradition. ⁷ Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, ⁸ "This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. ⁹ But in vain they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." ¹⁰ And He called the crowd and said to them, Hear and understand. ¹¹ Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man. ¹² Then His disciples came and said to Him, Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying? ¹³ But He answered and said, Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. ¹⁵ Then Peter answered and said to Him, Explain this parable to us. ¹⁶ And Jesus said, Are you also still without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not yet understand that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the waste-bowl? ¹⁸ But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies; ²⁰ these are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man. ²¹ And going out from there, Jesus withdrew to the parts of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, a woman of Canaan coming out of these borders cried to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously vexed with a demon. ²³ But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and begged Him, saying, Send her away, for she cries after us. ²⁴ But He answered and said, I am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ²⁵ Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, Lord, help me! ²⁶ But He answered and said, It is not good to take the children's bread and to throw it to dogs. ²⁷ And she said, True, O Lord; but even the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' tables. ²⁸ Then Jesus answered and said to her, O woman, great is your faith! So be it to you even as you wish. And her daughter was healed from that very hour. ²⁹ And moving from there Jesus came beside the Sea of Galilee. And He went up into a mountain and sat there. ³⁰ And great crowds came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others. And they cast them down at Jesus' feet. And He healed them, ³¹ so much so that the crowd wondered when they saw the dumb speak, the maimed sound, the lame walk, and the blind see. And they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Jesus called His disciples and said, I have compassion on the crowd because they continue with Me for three days now and have nothing to eat. And I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. ³³ And His disciples said to Him, From where should we get so many loaves in the wilderness, so as to fill so great a crowd? ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? And they said, Seven, and a few little fish. ³⁵ And He commanded the crowd to sit on the ground. ³⁶ And He took the seven loaves and the fish, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to His disciples. And the disciples gave to the crowd. ³⁷ And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up seven lunch baskets full of the pieces that was left. ³⁸ And those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ And sending the crowd away, He went into the boat and came into the borders of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ The Pharisees and the Sadducees came to Him, tempting Him. And they asked Him that He would show them a sign from Heaven. ² He answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red. ³ And in the morning, Foul weather today; for the sky is red and gloomy. Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky, but you cannot see the signs of the times! ⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. And there shall no sign be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And He left them and went away. ⁵ And when His disciples had come to the other side, they forgot to take loaves. ⁶ And Jesus said to them, Take heed, and beware the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. ⁷ And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no loaves. ⁸ And knowing Jesus said to them, Why do you reason among yourselves because you took no loaves, little-faiths? ⁹ Do you not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many hand baskets you took up; ¹⁰ nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many lunch baskets you took up? ¹¹ How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you about loaves, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? ¹² Then they understood that He did not say to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees. ¹³ And coming into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples, saying, Who do men say Me to be, the Son of Man? ¹⁴ And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. ¹⁵ He said to them, But who do you say I am? ¹⁶ And Simon Peter answered and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. ¹⁷ Jesus answered and said to him, You are blessed, Simon, son of Jonah, for flesh and blood did not reveal it to you, but My Father in Heaven. ¹⁸ And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. ¹⁹ And I will give the keys of the kingdom of Heaven to you. And whatever you may bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven, and whatever you may loose on earth shall occur, having been loosed in Heaven. ²⁰ Then He warned His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. ²¹ From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. ²² Then Peter took Him and began to rebuke Him, saying, God be gracious to You, Lord! This shall never be to You. ²³ But He turned and said to Peter, Go, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you do not savor the things that are of God, but those that are of men. ²⁴ Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. ²⁵ For whoever desires to save his life shall lose it, and whoever desires to lose his life for My sake shall find it. ²⁶ For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? ²⁷ For the Son of Man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He shall reward each one according to his works. ²⁸ Truly I say to you, There are some standing here who shall not taste of death until they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom. ¹⁷ ¹ And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain apart. ² And He was transfigured before them. And His face shone as the sun, and His clothing was white as the light. ³ And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with Him. ⁴ And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You will, let us make here three tabernacles; one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ⁵ While he yet spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear Him. ⁶ And when the disciples heard, they fell on their face and were greatly terrified. ⁷ And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise and do not be terrified. ⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus alone. ⁹ And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead. ¹⁰ And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ¹¹ And answering Jesus said to them, Elijah truly shall come first and restore all things. ¹² But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they desired. Likewise also the Son of Man shall suffer from them. ¹³ Then His disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist. ¹⁴ And when they came to the crowd, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, ¹⁵ Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and grievously vexed; for oftentimes he falls into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him. ¹⁷ Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to Me. ¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him. And the child was cured from that very hour. ¹⁹ Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could we not cast him out? ²⁰ And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here to there. And it shall move. And nothing shall be impossible to you. ²¹ However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting. ²² And while they stayed in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. ²³ And they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised again. And they grieved exceedingly. ²⁴ And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your master not pay the didrachmas? ²⁵ He said, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? From their sons, or from strangers? ²⁶ Peter said to Him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then truly the sons are free. ²⁷ But lest we should offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. And when you have opened its mouth, you shall find a stater; take that, and give it to them for Me and you. ¹⁸ ¹ At that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greater in the kingdom of Heaven? ² And Jesus called a little child to Him and set him in their midst, ³ and said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven. ⁴ Therefore whoever shall humble himself like this little child, this one is the greater in the kingdom of Heaven. ⁵ And whoever shall receive one such little child in My name receives Me. ⁶ But whoever shall offend one of these little ones who believes in Me, it would be better for him that an ass's millstone were hung around his neck, and he be sunk in the depth of the sea. ⁷ Woe to the world because of offenses! For it is necessary that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense comes! ⁸ And if your hand or your foot causes you to offend, cut them off and throw them from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. ⁹ And if your eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire. ¹⁰ Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you that in Heaven their angels always behold the face of My Father in Heaven. ¹¹ For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. ¹² What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them strays, does he not leave the ninety and nine and go into the mountains and seek the straying one? ¹³ And if it happens that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices more over it than over the ninety and nine which did not stray. ¹⁴ Even so it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should perish. ¹⁵ But if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. ¹⁶ But if he will not hear you, take one or two more with you, so that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. ¹⁷ And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he neglects to hear the church, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax-collector. ¹⁸ Truly I say to you, Whatever you shall bind on earth shall occur, having been bound in Heaven; and whatever you shall loose on earth shall occur, having been loosed in Heaven. ¹⁹ Again I say to you that if two of you shall agree on earth as regarding anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in Heaven. ²⁰ For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst. ²¹ Then Peter came to Him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Until seven times? ²² Jesus said to him, I do not say to you, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore the kingdom of Heaven has been compared to a certain king who desired to make an accounting with his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to count, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ But as he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he, and his wife and children, and all that he had, be sold, and payment be made. ²⁶ Then the servant fell down and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay you all. ²⁷ Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. And he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe. ²⁹ And his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, Have patience with me and I will pay you all. ³⁰ And he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹ So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were very sorry. And they came and told their lord all that was done. ³² Then his lord, after he had called him, said to him, O wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me. ³³ Should you not also have pitied your fellow servant, even as I had pity on you? ³⁴ And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him. ³⁵ So likewise shall My heavenly Father do also to you, unless each one of you from your hearts forgive his brother their trespasses. ¹⁹ ¹ And it happened, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came into the borders of Judea beyond Jordan. ² And great crowds followed Him. And He healed them there. ³ And the Pharisees came to Him, tempting Him and saying to Him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? ⁴ And He answered and said to them, Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female", ⁵ and said, For this cause a man shall leave father and mother and shall cling to his wife, and the two of them shall be one flesh? ⁶ Therefore they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. ⁷ They said to Him, Why did Moses then command to give a bill of divorce and to put her away? ⁸ He said to them, Because of your hard-heartedness Moses allowed you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was not so. ⁹ And I say to you, Whoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is put away commits adultery. ¹⁰ His disciples said to Him, If this is the case of the man with his wife, it is not good to marry. ¹¹ But He said to them, Not all receive this word, except those to whom it is given. ¹² For there are some eunuchs who were born so from their mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of Heaven's sake. He who is able to receive it, let him receive it. ¹³ Then little children were brought to Him, that He should put His hands on them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Jesus said, Allow the little children to come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. ¹⁵ And He laid His hands on them, and departed from there. ¹⁶ And behold, one came and said to Him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? ¹⁷ And He said to him, Why do you call Me good? There is none good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments. ¹⁸ He said to Him, Which? Jesus said, You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not bear false witness, ¹⁹ honor your father and mother, and, you shall love your neighbor as yourself. ²⁰ The young man said to Him, I have kept all these things from my youth up; what do I lack yet? ²¹ Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me. ²² But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions. ²³ Then Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you that a rich man will with great difficulty enter into the kingdom of Heaven. ²⁴ And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵ When His disciples heard, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? ²⁶ But Jesus looked on them and said to them, With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. ²⁷ Then answering Peter said to Him, Behold, we have forsaken all and have followed You. Therefore what shall we have? ²⁸ And Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit in the throne of His glory, you also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. ³⁰ But many who are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. ²⁰ ¹ For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a housemaster, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. ² And when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³ And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace. ⁴ And he said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went. ⁵ And he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise. ⁶ And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all day idle? ⁷ They said to him, Because no one has hired us. He said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and you shall receive whatever is right. ⁸ So when evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers and pay them their wage, beginning from the last to the first. ⁹ And when they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, they each one received a denarius. ¹⁰ But when the first came, they supposed that they would received more; and they also each one received a denarius. ¹¹ And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house, ¹² saying, These last have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and heat of the day. ¹³ But he answered one of them and said, Friend, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? ¹⁴ Take yours, and go; I will give to this last one the same as to you. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good? ¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, but few are chosen. ¹⁷ And going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to them, ¹⁸ Behold, we go up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death. ¹⁹ And they shall deliver Him to the nations to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He shall rise again. ²⁰ Then the mother of Zebedee's children came to Him with her sons, worshiping and desiring a certain thing from Him. ²¹ And He said to her, What do you desire? She said to Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit in Your kingdom, the one on Your right hand and the other on the left. ²² But Jesus answered and said, You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They said to Him, We are able. ²³ And He said to them, You shall indeed drink of My cup and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father. ²⁴ And when the ten heard it, they were indignant concerning the two brothers. ²⁵ But Jesus called them and said, You know that the rulers of the nations exercise dominion over them, and they who are great exercise authority over them. ²⁶ However, it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant. ²⁷ And whoever desires to be chief among you, let him be your servant; ²⁸ even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many. ²⁹ And as they departed from Jericho, a great crowd followed Him. ³⁰ And behold, two blind men were sitting by the wayside. When they heard that Jesus passed by, they cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David! ³¹ And the crowd rebuked them, saying that they should be silent. But they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David! ³² And Jesus stood still and called them, and said, What do you desire that I should do to you? ³³ They said to Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. ³⁴ So Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. ²¹ ¹ And when they drew near Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, ² saying to them, Go into the village across from you. And immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me. ³ And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them, and immediately He will send them. ⁴ All this was done so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, ⁵ "Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and sitting on an ass, even a colt the foal of an ass." ⁶ And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. ⁷ And they brought the ass, even the colt, and put their clothes on them, and He sat on them. ⁸ And a very great crowd spread their garments in the way. Others cut down branches from the trees and spread them in the way. ⁹ And the crowds who went before, and those who followed, cried out, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! ¹⁰ And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? ¹¹ And the crowd said, This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee. ¹² And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves. ¹³ And He said to them, It is written, "My house shall be called the house of prayer"; but you have made it a den of thieves. ¹⁴ And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them. ¹⁵ And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things which He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, they were angry. ¹⁶ And they said to Him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes, have you never read, "Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have perfected praise?" ¹⁷ And leaving them, He went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there. ¹⁸ And returning early to the city, He hungered. ¹⁹ And seeing a fig tree in the way, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And He said to it, let no fruit grow on you forever. And immediately the fig tree withered away. ²⁰ And when the disciples saw, they marveled, saying, How quickly the fig tree has withered away! ²¹ Jesus answered and said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith and do not doubt, you shall not only do this miracle of the fig tree, but also; if you shall say to this mountain, Be moved and be thrown into the sea; it shall be done. ²² And all things, whatever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive. 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 do you do these things? And who gave you this authority? ²⁴ And Jesus answered and said to them, I will also ask you one thing; which if you tell Me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵ The baptism of John, where was it from? From Heaven or from men? And they reasoned within themselves, saying, If we shall say, From Heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? ²⁶ But if we shall say From men, we fear the people; for all consider John as a prophet. ²⁷ And they answered Jesus and said, We cannot tell. And He said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁸ But what do you think? A man had two sons; and he came to the first and said, Son, go work in my vineyard today. ²⁹ He answered and said, I will not. But afterwards he repented and went. ³⁰ And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; and did not go. 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-collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 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 when you had seen it, you did not repent afterwards so that you might believe him. ³³ Hear another parable. There was a certain housemaster who planted a vineyard and hedged it round about, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and rented it to vinedressers, and went into a far country. ³⁴ And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers to receive its fruits. ³⁵ And the vinedressers took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did the same to them. ³⁷ But last of all he sent his son to them, saying, They will respect my son. ³⁸ But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and get hold of his inheritance. ³⁹ And taking him, they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. ⁴⁰ Therefore when the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers? ⁴¹ They said to Him, Bad men! He will miserably destroy them and will rent out his vineyard to other vinedressers who will give him the fruits in their seasons. ⁴² Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the Scriptures, "The stone which the builders rejected, this One has become the head of the corner; this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?" ⁴³ Therefore I say to you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing out its fruits. ⁴⁴ And he who falls on this Stone shall be broken, but on whomever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. ⁴⁵ And when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that He spoke of them. ⁴⁶ But seeking to lay hands on Him, they feared the crowd, because they held Him for a prophet.