1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? 11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye 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 that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen 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 unto them likewise. 37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

1 Ja kui nad Jeruusalema ligi said ja Betfage poole Õlimäele tulid, siis läkitas Jeesus kaks jüngrit ning ütles neile:

2 „Minge sinna alevisse, mis on teie ees, ja varsti te leiate kinniseotud emaeesli ja sälu ta juures; päästke need lahti ja tooge Mu juure.

3 Ja kui teile keegi midagi ütleb, siis ütelge: Issandal on neid tarvis! Siis Ta lähetab nad sedamaid.

4 Aga see on kõik sündinud, et läheks täide, mis on üteldud prohveti kaudu:

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6 Siis jüngrid läksid ja tegid nõnda, nagu Jeesus neid oli käskinud,

7 ning tõid emaeesli ja sälu ja panid riided nende peale ja panid Ta riiete peale istuma.

8 Aga suurem hulk laotas oma riided tee peale, aga teised raiusid oksi puudest ja puistasid tee peale.

9 Aga rahvahulgad, kes ees ja taga käisid, hüüdsid: „Hoosianna Taaveti Pojale! Õnnistatud olgu, Kes tuleb Issanda nimel! Hoosianna kõrges!"

10 Ja kui Ta Jeruusalemma sisse läks, tõusis kogu linn liikvele ja ütles: „Kes See on?"

11 Aga rahvas ütles: „Tema on See Prohvet Jeesus Galilea Naatsaretist!"

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13 ja ütles neile: „Kirjutatud on: Minu koda peab hüütama palvekojaks, aga teie teete Ta röövliauguks!"

14 Ja pühakojas tuli Tema juure pimedaid ja jalutumaid, ja Ta tegi nad terveks.

15 Aga kui ülempreestrid ja kirjatundjad nägid neid imesid, mida Ta tegi, ja poisse, kes pühakojas hüüdsid: „Hoosianna Taaveti Pojale!" sai nende meel pahaseks

16 ja nad ütlesid Temale: „Kas Sa kuuled, mida need ütlevad?" Jeesus ütles neile: „Jah, kuulen! Kas te iganes pole lugenud: Laste ja imikute suust oled Sa Enesele valmistanud kiituse?"

17 Ja Ta jättis nad maha ja läks linnast välja Betaaniasse ja jäi Sinna ööseks.

18 Aga kui Ta vara hommikul jälle linna läks, hakkas Tal nälg.

19 Ja nähes üht viigipuud tee ääres, läks Ta selle juure, aga ei leidnud sealt pealt midagi muud kui ainult lehti. Ja Ta ütles puule:

20 Kui jüngrid seda nägid, panid nad imeks ning ütlesid: „Kuidas see viigipuu nii kohe ära kuivas?"

21 Aga Jeesus kostis ning ütles neile: „Tõesti Ma ütlen teile, kui teil oleks usku ja te ei mõtleks kaksipidi, siis te ei teeks mitte ainult seda, mis viigipuule on sündinud, vaid kui te ka ütleksite sellele mäele: Tõuse paigast ja lange merre! siis see sünniks.

22 Ja kõik, mida te iganes palves palute uskudes, seda te saate!"

23 Ja kui nad tulid pühakotta, astusid ülempreestrid ja rahva vanemad Tema juure, kui Ta õpetas, ja ütlesid: „Missuguse meelevallaga Sa teed neid asju? Ja kes on Sulle selle meelevalla annud?"

24 Aga Jeesus kostis ning ütles neile: „Ma tahan ka teilt küsida ühe asja; kui te Mulle selle ütlete, siis Ma ütlen ka teile, missuguse meelevallaga Ma neid asju teen.

25 Kust oli Johannese ristimine, kas taevast või inimestest?" Aga nemad arutasid asja isekeskis ja ütlesid: „Kui me ütleme: Taevast! siis Ta ütleb meile: Mispärast te siis ei uskunud teda?

26 Aga kui me ütleme: Inimestest! siis meil tuleb karta rahvast, sest nad kõik peavad Johannest prohvetiks!"

27 Ja nad kostsid Jeesusele ning ütlesid: „Me ei tea!" Siis ütles ka Tema neile: „Ega Minagi teile ütle, missuguse meelevallaga Ma neid asju teen.

28 Aga mis te arvate? Ūhel inimesel oli kaks poega. Ja ta läks esimese juure ning ütles: Poeg, mine täna tööle mu viinamäele!

29 Aga tema kostis ning ütles: Küll ma lähen, isand! Ja ta ei läinud mitte.

30 Siis isa läks ka teise juure ja ütles nõndasamuti. See kostis ning ütles: Ei mina taha! Pärast ta kahetses ja läks.

31 Kumb neist tegi isa tahtmist?" Nad ütlesid: „Viimane." Jeesus ütles neile: „Tõesti Ma ütlen teile, et tölnerid ja hoorad saavad enne teid Jumala riiki.

32 Sest Johannes tuli teie juure õiguse teed ja te ei uskunud teda; ent tölnerid ja hoorad uskusid teda. Aga teie, ehk te küll seda nägite, ei kahetsenud pärastki, et teda uskuda.

33 Kuulge teist tähendamissõna: Oli majaisand, kes istutas viinamäe ja tegi selle ümber aia ja kaevas sinna surutõrre ja ehitas torni ja andis selle rendile aednike kätte ja läks võõrale maale.

34 Kui siis viinamarja korjamise aeg lähenes, läkitas ta oma sulased aednike juure oma vilja vastu võtma.

35 Aga aednikud võtsid tema sulased kinni; mõnd nad peksid, mõne nad tapsid, mõne nad viskasid kividega surnuks.

36 Taas ta läkitas teised sulased, rohkem kui esimesi; ja nad tegid neile nõndasamuti.

37 Viimaks ta läkitas oma poja nende juure, mõteldes: Küllap nad mu poega häbenevad.

38 Aga kui aednikud nägid poega, ütlesid nad isekeskis: See on see pärija, tulge, tapame ta ära, siis saame tema pärandi enestele!

39 Ja nad võtsid ja tõukasid ta välja viinamäest ning tapsid ta ära.

40 Kui nüüd viinamäe isand tuleb, mis ta teeb nende aednikega?"

41 Nad ütlesid Temale: „Need kurjad ta hukkab ära kurjasti ja annab viinamäe teiste aednike kätte, kes annavad temale vilja omal ajal."

42 Jeesus ütles neile: „Kas te pole iialgi Kirjast lugenud: Kivi, mille hooneehitajad kõrvale heitsid, on saanud nurgakiviks; Issandalt on see tulnud ja on imeasi meie silmis.

43 Seepärast Ma ütlen teile: Jumala Riik võetakse teilt ära ja antakse sellele rahvale, kes selle vilja kannab.

44 Ja kes selle kivi peale langeb, läheb rusuks; aga kelle peale iganes see langeb, selle ta teeb pihuks!"

45 Ja kui ülempreestrid ja variserid Tema tähendamissõnu kuulsid, mõistsid nad, et Ta neist rääkis.

46 Ja nad oleksid Ta hea meelega kinni võtnud, aga kartsid rahvast, sest see pidas Teda prohvetiks.