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MATTHEW 21:32–22:11 Chief cornerstone. Marriage feast 1244
of YOU into the kingdom of God.
32 For John came to YOU in a
way of righteousness, a but YOU
did not believe him. b However,
the tax collectors and the harlots
believed him, c and YOU, although
YOU saw this, did not feel regret
afterwards so as to believe him.
33 “Hear another illustration:
There was a man, a householder,
d who planted a vineyard
and put a fence around it
and dug a winepress in it and
erected a tower, e and let it
out to cultivators, and traveled
abroad. f 34 When the season of
thefruitscamearound,hedispatched
his slaves to the cultivators
to get his fruits. 35 However,
the cultivators took his
slaves, and one they beat up,
another they killed, another
they stoned. g 36 Again he dispatched
other slaves, more than
the first, but they did the same to
these. h 37 Lastly he dispatched
his son to them, saying, ‘They
will respect my son.’ 38 On
seeing the son the cultivators
said among themselves, ‘This is
the heir; i come, let us kill him
and get his inheritance!’ j 39 So
they took him and threw him out
of the vineyard and killed him. k
40 Therefore, when the owner
of the vineyard comes, what
will he do to those cultivators?”
41 They said to him: “Because
they are evil, he will bring an evil
destruction l upon them and will
let out the vineyard to other cultivators,
who will render him the
fruits when they become due.” m
42 Jesus said to them: “Did
YOU never read in the Scriptures,
‘The stone that the builders
rejected n is the one that has
become the chief cornerstone. o
From Jehovah this has come to
be, and it is marvelous in our
eyes’? 43 This is why I say to
YOU, The kingdom of God will
be taken from YOU and be given
to a nation producing its fruits. p
44 Also, the person falling upon
CHAP. 21
a Mt 21:25
Lu 7:30
b Joh 7:48
c Mr 2:15
Lu 3:12
Lu 7:29
d Mt 20:1
e Isa 5:2
Jer 2:21
f Mr 12:1
Lu 20:9
g Ne 9:26
Mt 22:6
Lu 20:10
h 2Ch 36:15
Mr 12:5
Ac 7:52
1Th 2:15
Heb 11:37
i Heb 1:2
j Lu 20:14
k Mt 27:18
Mr 12:8
Ac 2:23
Ac 3:15
Heb 13:12
l Zec 12:2
m Mr 12:9
Lu 20:16
Ac 18:6
n Ps 118:22
1Pe 2:7
o Isa 28:16
Mr 12:10
Lu 20:17
Ac 4:11
Ro 9:33
Eph 2:20
p Mt 8:12
Mt 22:9
Heb 8:9
Second Col.
a Isa 8:14
Da 2:34
Da 2:44
Lu 20:18
1Pe 2:8
b Lu 20:19
c Mt 21:11
Mr 12:12
Joh 7:32
Joh 7:40
CHAP. 22
d Lu 14:16
e Ge 29:22
Mt 9:15
Re 19:9
f Joh 13:20
g Lu 14:17
h Mt 21:36
i Jg 14:10
j Re 19:9
k Lu 14:18
l Mt 21:35
Mt 23:37
1Th 2:15
m Da 9:26
Lu 19:27
n Ac 13:46
o Mt 21:43
Lu 14:21
p Mt 13:47
q Mr 2:15
this stone will be shattered. As
for anyone upon whom it falls, it
will pulverize him.” a
45 Now when the chief priests
and the Pharisees had heard his
illustrations, they took note that
he was speaking about them. b
46 But, although they were
seeking to seize him, they feared
the crowds, because these held
him to be a prophet. c
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In further reply Jesus
again spoke to them with
illustrations, saying: d 2 “The
kingdom of the heavens has become
like a man, a king, that
made a marriage feast e for his
son. 3 And he sent forth his
slaves to call those invited to the
marriage feast, f but they were
unwilling to come. g 4 Again he
sent forth other slaves, h saying,
‘Tell those invited: “Look! I have
prepared my dinner, i my bulls
and fattened animals are slaughtered,
and all things are ready.
Come to the marriage feast.” ’ j
5 But unconcerned they went
off, one to his own field, another
to his commercial business; k
6 but the rest, laying hold of his
slaves, treated them insolently
and killed them. l
7 “But the king grew wrathful,
and sent his armies and
destroyed those murderers and
burned their city. m 8 Then he
said to his slaves, ‘The marriage
feast indeed is ready, but
those invited were not worthy. n
9 Therefore go to the roads leading
out of the city, and anyone
YOU find invite to the marriage
feast.’ o 10 Accordingly those
slaves went out to the roads and
gathered together all they found,
both wicked and good; p and the
room for the wedding ceremonies
was filled with those reclining
q at the table.
11 “When the king came in
to inspect the guests he caught
sight there of a man not
clothed with a marriage gar-