When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His (Jesus) parables, they perceived that He was speaking about them. But when they tried to arrest Him, they feared the multitudes, because they held Him to be a prophet. Matthew 21:45, 46 Lord You came to earth to redeem us. You knew the hearts of these […]
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(Jesus continued talking to the chief priests and elders) “Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.” Matthew 21:43 Lord these men would not accept who You were. You had won the hearts of the people they were trying […]
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(Jesus continued the parable) “When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” (that killed his son) They said to Him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.” Matthew 21:40, […]
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(Jesus continued) “Hear another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to tenants, and went into another country. When the season of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants, […]
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(Jesus continued talking with the chief priests and elders) “What do you think? A man has two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. And he went to the second and said the […]
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(Jesus continued talking with the chief priests and elders) “The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, “Why then did you not believe him?” But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the […]
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Jesus answered them, (chief priests and elders) “I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.” Matthew 21:24 Lord You knew their thoughts and You knew their motives. They could not outsmart You. Now You were going […]
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And when He (Jesus) entered the temple, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him as He was teaching, and said, “By what authority are You doing these things, and who gave You authority?” Matthew 21:23 Lord these men did not like You because of Your popularity. They wanted You out […]
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And (Jesus) seeing a fig tree by the wayside He went to it, and found nothing on it but leaves only. And He said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither […]
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