Passage

Matthew 21.24-46

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"22. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. 23. And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?"

"24. And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him? 26. But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. 27. And they answered Jesus, and said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 28. But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. 29. And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went. 30. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31. Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him. 33. Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. 34. And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits. 35. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner. 37. But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38. But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance. 39. And they took him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40. When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41. They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner; This was from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes? 43. Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44. And he that falleth on this stone shall be broken to pieces: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust. 45. And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46. And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet." (Matthew 21:22-46, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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 go, 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, and 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, the same 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." (Matthew 21:22-46, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"22. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. 23. And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?"

"24. And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25. The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26. But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. 27. And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 28. But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 30. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 31. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. 33. Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34. And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 37. But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 38. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 41. They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 42. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 43. Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 44. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 45. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 46. But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet." (Matthew 21:22-46, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"22. and all, as much as ye may ask in the prayer, believing, ye shall receive.' 23. And he having come to the temple, there came to him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, 'By what authority dost thou do these things? and who gave thee this authority?'"

"24. And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you, I also, one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things; 25. the baptism of John, whence was it?, from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, 'If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him? 26. and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.' 27. And answering Jesus they said, 'We have not known.' He said to them, he also, 'Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. 28. 'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.' 29. And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went. 30. 'And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], sir, and went not; 31. which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God, 32. for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last, to believe him. 33. 'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. 34. 'And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it, 35. and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned. 36. 'Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner. 37. 'And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son; 38. and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance; 39. and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him; 40. whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?' 41. They say to him, 'Evil men, he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.' 42. Jesus saith to them, 'Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes. 43. 'Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit; 44. and he who is falling on this stone shall be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.' 45. And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard his similes, knew that of them he speaketh, 46. and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet." (Matthew 21:22-46, YLT)

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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