And the multitudesthatwentbefore, and thatfollowed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he thatcometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
And Jesuswentinto the temple of God, and cast out all themthatsold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of themthatsolddoves,
And when the chiefpriests and scribes saw the wonderfulthingsthat he did, and the childrencrying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; theyweresoredispleased,
And saidunto him, Hearestthouwhatthese say? And Jesussaithuntothem, Yea; have ye neverread, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklingsthouhastperfectedpraise?
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and foundnothingthereon, but leavesonly, and saidunto it, Let no fruitgrow on theehenceforward for ever. And presently the fig treewitheredaway.
Jesusanswered and saiduntothem, Verily I say unto you, If ye havefaith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do thiswhich is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say untothismountain, Be thouremoved, and be thoucastinto the sea; it shall be done.
And when he was comeinto the temple, the chiefpriests and the elders of the peoplecameunto him as he was teaching, and said, By whatauthoritydoestthouthesethings? and who gavetheethisauthority?
The baptism of John, whence was it? fromheaven, or of men? And theyreasonedwiththemselves, saying, If we shall say, Fromheaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not thenbelieve him?
Whether of themtwain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesussaithuntothem, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
For Johncameunto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlotsbelieved him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye mightbelieve him.
Hearanotherparable: There was a certainhouseholder, whichplanted a vineyard, and hedged it roundabout, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and wentinto a far country:
They say unto him, He willmiserablydestroythosewicked men, and will let out his vineyarduntootherhusbandmen, whichshallrender him the fruits in theirseasons.
Jesussaithuntothem, Did ye neverread in the scriptures, The stonewhich the buildersrejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’sdoing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?