1 When they came near to Jerusalem and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them."

4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

5 "Tell the daughter of Zion,

behold, your King comes to you,

humble, and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

6 The disciples went and did just as Jesus commanded them, 7 and brought the donkey and the colt and laid their clothes on them; and he sat on them. 8 A very great multitude spread their clothes on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, "Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"

10 When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?"

11 The multitudes said, "This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."

12 Jesus entered into the temple of God and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers’ tables and the seats of those who sold the doves. 13 He said to them, "It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a den of robbers!"

14 The lame and the blind came to him in the temple, and he healed them. 15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, "Hosanna to the son of David!" they were indignant, 16 and said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?"

Jesus said to them, "Yes. Did you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of children and nursing babies, you have perfected praise?’"

17 He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and camped there.

18 Now in the morning, as he returned to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, "Let there be no fruit from you forever!"

Immediately the fig tree withered away.

20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"

21 Jesus answered them, "Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it would be done. 22 All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

23 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? Who gave you this authority?"

24 Jesus answered them, "I also will ask you one question, 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?"

They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet." 27 They answered Jesus, and said, "We don’t know."

He also said to them, "Neither will 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 today in my vineyard.’ 29 He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went. 30 He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?"

They said to him, "The first."

Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

33 "Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country. 34 When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruit. 35 The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them the same way. 37 But afterward he sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But the farmers, when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and seize his inheritance.’ 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard, then killed him. 40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?"

41 They told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit in its season."

42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the Scriptures,

‘The stone which the builders rejected

was made the head of the corner.

This was from the Lord.

It is marvelous in our eyes’?

43 "Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you and will be given to a nation producing its fruit. 44 He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."

45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them. 46 When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be 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.