27But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
28And having spoken these things, he went before, going up to Jerusalem. 29And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, that he sent forth two of his disciples, 30saying: Go into the opposite village, in which as ye are entering ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; loose and bring him. 31And if any one ask you, why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him: Because the Lord has need of him. 32And they that were sent forth departed, and found even as he said to them. 33And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them: Why loose ye the colt? 34And they said: The Lord has need of him. 35And they brought him to Jesus; and having cast their garments upon the colt, they set Jesus thereon. 36And as he went, they spread their garments in the way. 37And as he was drawing near, just at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they saw; 38saying: Blessed be the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!
39And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him: Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. 40And answering he said to them: I tell you that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.
41And when he came near, as he saw the city, he wept over it, 42saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes. 43For days will come upon thee, that thine enemies will cast up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side, 44and will level thee with the ground, and thy children within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
45And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold; 46saying to them: It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye made it a den of robbers.
47And he was teaching daily in the temple; and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people were seeking to destroy him, 48and could not find what they might do; for all the people hung, listening, upon him.
XX. And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and publishing the good news, that the chief priests and the scribes came to him with the elders, 2and spoke to him, saying: Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority? 3And he answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing; and tell it me. 4John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? 5And they reasoned with themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why, then did ye not believe him? 6But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. 7And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. 8And Jesus said to them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these things.
9And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time. 10And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. 11And again he sent another servant; and him also, having beaten and treated him shamefully, they sent away empty. 12And again he sent a third; and they wounded him also, and cast him out.
13And the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps, seeing him, they will reverence him. 14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours. 15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? 16He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. And hearing it, they said: Far be it! 17And he, looking on them, said: What then is this that is written,
The stone which the builders disallowed,