Palm Sunday Jesus Came into Town Riding on a Donkey |
Matthew 21:1-46 The Gospel According to Matthew [in Smaller Chunks] |
And when they drew [close] to Jerusalem & [came] to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent 2 disciples, saying to them, Go into the village [opposite to] you, & [immediately] you will find [a] [donkey] tied & a colt with her. [Loosen] them, & bring them to Me. And if any man says [anything] to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them, & he will send them [right away.] |
All this was done, [so] that it might be fulfilled, [what] was spoken by the prophet saying, *You, tell the daughter of [Zion, Look,] your King comes to you, meek, [a.k.a. humble,] & sitting upon [a donkey,] & a colt, the foal of [a donkey.] And the disciples went, & did [like] Jesus commanded them. |
And brought the [donkey,] & the colt, & put their clothes on them, and they set [Jesus on there.] [Zechariah 9:9 *Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion. Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem. [Look,] your King comes to you. He is just, [a.k.a. impartial,] & [has] Salvation; [but is] lowly, & riding upon [a donkey,] & upon a colt, the foal of [a donkey.] |
And a very [large] multitude spread their garments in the [road.] Others cut down branches from the trees, & [spread] them in the [road.] *And the multitudes that went [in front,] & that 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. [Psalm 118:26 *Blessed [is] He, [Who] comes in the Name of the Lord. We have blessed You out of the house of the Lord.] |
And when He [came] into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the prophet [from] Nazareth of Galilee. *And Jesus went into the temple of God, & cast out all [those, who] sold & bought in the temple. |
*And overthrew the [money changer's] tables, & the seats of [those, who] sold doves, & said to them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves. [Isaiah 56:7 *I will bring even [those] to My holy mountain, & make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings, & their sacrifices shall be accepted upon [My] altar; for [My] house shall be called [a] house of prayer for all people.] |
[John 2:15 And when He had made a [whip] of small cords, He drove them all out of the temple, & the sheep & oxen, & poured out the changers' money, & overthrew the tables.] |
*And the blind & lame came to [Jesus] in the temple; & He healed them. [Isaiah 35:5-6 *Then, the eyes of the blind shall be opened, & the ears of the deaf shall be [unplugged.] *Then, the lame man shall leap [like a rabbit,] & the tongue of the dumb [shall] sing. For waters shall break out in the wilderness, & streams in the desert.] |
*And the chief priests & scribes were [very] displeased when they saw the wonderful things that [Jesus] did, & the children crying [out,] in the temple, saying, Hosanna to the son of David. And said to [Jesus,] [Don't] You [hear] what these say? |
And Jesus [said] to them, [Yes;] haven't you ever read, Out of the mouth of babes & sucklings, You have perfected praise? [Psalm 8:1-2 *O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Your Name is in all the earth! Who has [put] Your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes & sucklings, You [have appointed] strength, because of Your enemies, [so] that You [might calm] the enemy & the avenger.] |
And [Jesus] left them, & went out of the city & into Bethany; & He lodged there. Now, in the morning, as He returned into the city, He [was hungry.] And when He saw a fig tree [on] the way, He came to it, & found nothing [on it,] but only leaves. And said to it, Let no fruit grow on you [from now on,] forever. |
And [shortly,] the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, How soon the fig tree [has] withered away! Jesus answered & said to them, [Truly,] I say to you, If you have faith & [don't] doubt, You shall not only do this, which is done to the fig tree, but if you shall also say to this mountain, You be removed, & you be cast into the sea; it shall be done. |
And you shall receive all things, [whatever] you shall ask in prayer, believing. [John 14:12-13 [Very, truly,] I say to you, He, [who] believes [in] Me, & the works that I do, he shall also do, & greater works than these; because I go to My Father. And [whatever] you shall ask in My Name, I will do that, [so] that the Father may be glorified in the Son.] |
And when [Jesus had] come into the temple, the chief priests & 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? |
And Jesus answered & said to them, I will also ask you one thing, which if you tell Me, I will [also] tell you by what authority I do these things. [Where] was the baptism of John [from?] From heaven, or of men? |
And they reasoned [among] themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He will say to us, Then, why didn't believe Him? But if we say, Of men; we fear the people; for all [consider] John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, & said, We can't tell. |
And He said to them, Neither [shall] I tell you by what authority I do these things. But what [do] you think? A certain man had 2 sons. And he came to the 1st, & said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. He answered & said, I won't; but afterward he [regretted it,] & went. |
And he came to the 2nd, & said [the same.] And he answered & said, I [will] go, Sir: & [didn't go.] [Which] of the [two] did the will of his father? They [said] to Him, The 1st. |
Jesus [said] to them, [Truly,] I say to you, that the publicans, [a.k.a. tax collectors,] & harlots go into the Kingdom of God before you. For [on] the [road,] John came to you in righteousness, & you [didn't believe] him. But the publicans & the harlots believed him. |
And you, when you had seen it, [didn't] repent [afterwards, so] that you might believe him. Hear another parable. There was a certain [land owner, who] planted a vineyard, & hedged [around] it, & [dug] [& put] a winepress in it, & built a tower, & [rented] it out to [farmers.] |
And [the owner] went into a far country. And when the [fruits'] time drew near, he sent his servants to the [farmers, so] that they might receive the fruits of it. And the [farmers] took his servants, & beat one, killed another, & stoned another. |
Again, he sent other servants, more than the first [time,] & they did [the same] to them. But last of all, he sent his son to them, saying, They will reverence, [a.k.a. respect,] my son. But when the [farmers] saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, & let's seize his inheritance. |
And they caught him, & [threw] him out of the vineyard, & [killed] him. Therefore, when the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those [farmers?] |
They [said] to [Jesus,] He will miserably destroy those wicked men, & will [rent] out his vineyard to other [farmers, who] shall [give] him the fruits in their seasons. |
*Jesus [said] to them, [Didn't] you [ever] read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same [has] become the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, & it is marvelous in our eyes? [Ephesians 2:19-22 Therefore, now you are no [longer] strangers & foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, & [those] of the household of God. |
*And are built upon the foundation of the apostles & prophets. Jesus Christ, Himself, being the chief cornerstone, in [Whom] all the building [is tightly] framed together & [grows into the] Holy Temple of the Lord. [Through] Whom, you are also [built] together for [a] habitation [for] God, through the Spirit.] |
*Therefore, I say to you, The Kingdom of God shall be taken from you, & given to a nation bringing forth the fruits [of it.] [Acts 13:46-48 Then, Paul & Barnabas [grew] bold, & said, It was necessary that the Word of God should first have been spoken to you, [a.k.a. Jews.] |
But [since] you put it from you, [a.k.a. refuse it,] & judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, [look,] we turn to the Gentiles. *For the Lord has so commanded us, saying, I have [put] you to be a light [for] the Gentiles, [so] that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth. |
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad & glorified the Word of the Lord. And as many as were [appointed] to eternal life, believed.] |
*And [whoever] shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but [whomever] it shall fall [upon;] it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests & Pharisees had heard [Jesus'] parables, they [realized] that He [spoke] of them. |
But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitude, because they [considered Jesus] for a prophet. [John 4:39-42 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed [in] Him, [because] of the woman [who] testified saying, He told me all that I ever did. |
So, when the Samaritans [came] to Him, they [urged] Him, that He would [stay] with them. And [Jesus stayed] there 2 days. And many more believed, because of His Own Word. |
And said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of [what] you [said,] for we have heard Him ourselves, & know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.] |