Jesus Enters Jerusalem
(Mark 11.1-11Luke 19.28-38John 12.12-19)1 When Jesus and his disciples came near Jerusalem, he went to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives and sent two of them on ahead. 2 He told them, “Go into the next village, where you will at once find a donkey and her colt. Untie the two donkeys and bring them to me. 3 If anyone asks why you are doing this, just say, ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will at once let you have the donkeys.”
4 So God's promise came true, just as the prophet had said,
5 “Announce to the people
of Jerusalem:
‘Your king is coming to you!
He is humble
and rides on a donkey.
He comes on the colt
of a donkey.’ ”
6 The disciples left and did what Jesus had told them to do. 7 They brought the donkey and its colt and laid some clothes on their backs. Then Jesus got on.
8 Many people spread clothes in the road, while others put down branches which they had cut from trees. 9 Some people walked ahead of Jesus and others followed behind. They were all shouting,
“Hooray for the Son of David!
God bless the one who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hooray for God
in heaven above!”
10 When Jesus came to Jerusalem, everyone in the city was excited and asked, “Who can this be?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Jesus in the Temple
(Mark 11.15-19Luke 19.45-48John 2.13-22)12 Jesus went into the temple and chased out everyone who was selling or buying. He turned over the tables of the moneychangers and the benches of the ones who were selling doves. 13 He told them, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house should be called a place of worship.’ But you have turned it into a place where robbers hide.”
14 Blind and lame people came to Jesus in the temple, and he healed them. 15 But the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses were angry when they saw his miracles and heard the children shouting praises to the Son of David. 16 The men said to Jesus, “Don't you hear what those children are saying?”
“Yes, I do!” Jesus answered. “Don't you know that the Scriptures say, ‘Children and infants will sing praises’?” 17 Then Jesus left the city and went out to the village of Bethany, where he spent the night.
Jesus Puts a Curse on a Fig Tree
(Mark 11.12-14Mark 20-24)18 When Jesus got up the next morning, he was hungry. He started out for the city, 19 and along the way he saw a fig tree. But when he came to it, he found only leaves and no figs. So he told the tree, “You will never again grow any fruit!” Right then the fig tree dried up.
20 The disciples were shocked when they saw how quickly the tree had dried up. 21 But Jesus said to them, “If you have faith and don't doubt, I promise you can do what I did to this tree. And you will be able to do even more. You can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will. 22 If you have faith when you pray, you will be given whatever you ask for.”
A Question about Jesus' Authority
(Mark 11.27-33Luke 20.1-8)23 Jesus had gone into the temple and was teaching when the chief priests and the leaders of the people came up to him. They asked, “What right do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Jesus answered, “I have just one question to ask you. If you answer it, I will tell you where I got the right to do these things. 25 Who gave John the right to baptize? Was it God in heaven or merely some human being?”
They thought it over and said to each other, “We can't say God gave John this right. Jesus will ask us why we didn't believe John. 26 On the other hand, these people think John was a prophet, and we are afraid of what they might do to us. That's why we can't say it was merely some human who gave John the right to baptize.” 27 So they told Jesus, “We don't know.”
Jesus said, “Then I won't tell you who gave me the right to do what I do.”
A Story about Two Sons
28 Jesus said:
I will tell you a story about a man who had two sons. Then you can tell me what you think. The father went to the older son and said, “Go work in the vineyard today!” 29 His son told him he would not do it, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 The man then told his younger son to go work in the vineyard. The boy said he would, but he didn't go. 31 Which one of the sons obeyed his father?
“The older one,” the chief priests and leaders answered.
Then Jesus told them:
You can be sure tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you ever will! 32 When John the Baptist showed you how to do right, you would not believe him. But these evil people did believe. And even when you saw what they did, you still would not change your minds and believe.
Renters of a Vineyard
(Mark 12.1-12Luke 20.9-19)33 Jesus told the chief priests and leaders to listen to this story:
A land owner once planted a vineyard. He built a wall around it and dug a pit to crush the grapes in. He also built a lookout tower. Then he rented out his vineyard and left the country.
34 When it was harvest time, the owner sent some servants to get his share of the grapes. 35 But the renters grabbed those servants. They beat up one, killed one, and stoned one of them to death. 36 He then sent more servants than he did the first time. But the renters treated them in the same way.
37 Finally, the owner sent his own son to the renters, because he thought they would respect him. 38 But when they saw the man's son, they said, “Someday he will own the vineyard. Let's kill him! Then we can have it all for ourselves.” 39 So they grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Jesus asked, “When the owner of that vineyard comes, what do you suppose he will do to those renters?”
41 The chief priests and leaders answered, “He will kill them in some horrible way. Then he will rent out his vineyard to people who will give him his share of grapes at harvest time.”
42 Jesus replied, “You surely know that the Scriptures say,
‘The stone the builders
tossed aside
is now the most important
stone of all.
This is something
the Lord has done,
and it is amazing to us.’
43 I tell you God's kingdom will be taken from you and given to people who will do what he demands. 44 Anyone who stumbles over this stone will be crushed, and anyone it falls on will be smashed to pieces.”
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard these stories, they knew Jesus was talking about them. 46 So they looked for a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid to, because the people thought he was a prophet.
يسوع يدخل أورشليم
(مرقس 11:1-11، لوقا 19:28-40، يوحنا 12:12-19)1 ولمّا قَرُبوا مِنْ أُورُشليمَ ووَصَلوا إلى بَيتِ فاجي عِندَ جبَلِ الزّيتونِ، أرسَلَ يَسوعُ اَثنَينِ مِنْ تلاميذِهِ، 2 وقالَ لهُما: «اَذهَبا إلى القريةِ التي أمامكُما، تَجِدا أتانًا مربوطةً وجَحشُها مَعها، فحُلاّ رِباطَهُما وجيئا بِهِما إليّ. 3 وإنْ قالَ لكُما أحدٌ شيئًا، فأجيبا: «السيّدُ مُحتاجٌ إلَيهِما، وسيُعيدُهُما في الحالِ».
4 وكانَ هذا لِيَتِمّ ما قالَ النّبيّ:
5 «قولوا لابنَةِ صِهيونَ:
ها هوَ مَلِكُكِ قادِمٌ إلَيكِ
وديعًا راكِبًا على أتانٍ
وجَحشٍ اَبنِ أتانٍ».
6 فذهَبَ التّلميذانِ وفَعَلا ما أمرَهُما بِه يَسوعُ 7 وجاءا بالأتانِ والجَحشِ. ثُمّ وضَعا علَيهِما ثَوبَيْهِما، فركِبَ يَسوعُ. 8 وبَسَطَ كثيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ ثيابَهُم على الطّريقِ، وقطَعَ آخَرونَ أغصانَ الشّجرِ وفَرَشوا بِها الطريقَ. 9 وكانَتِ الجُموعُ التي تتَقَدّمُ يَسوعَ والتي تَتْبَعُهُ تَهتِفُ: «المَجْدُ لاَبنِ داودَ! تبارَكَ الآتي بِاَسمِ الرّبّ! المجدُ في العُلى!»
10 ولمّا دخَلَ يَسوعُ أُورُشليمَ ضَجّتِ المدينةُ كُلّها وسألَتْ: «مَنْ هذا؟» 11 فأجابَتِ الجُموعُ: «هذا هوَ النّبيّ يَسوعُ مِنْ ناصرةِ الجليلِ».
يسوع يطرد الباعة من الهيكل
(مرقس 11:15-19، لوقا 19:45-48، يوحنا 2:13-22)12 ودخَلَ يَسوعُ الهَيكلَ وطرَدَ جميعَ الَّذينَ يَبيعونَ ويَشتَرونَ فيهِ، فقَلَبَ مناضِدَ الصّيارِفَةِ ومَقاعِدَ باعَةِ الحَمامِ، 13 وقال لهُم: «جاءَ في الكِتابِ: بَيتي بَيتُ الصّلاةِ، وأنتُم جَعَلْتُموهُ مغارَةَ لُصوصٍ!»
14 وجاءَ إلَيهِ العُرجُ والعُميانُ وهوَ في الهَيكلِ فشَفاهُم. 15 فغَضِبَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعلّمو الشّريعةِ عِندَما رَأَوا المُعْجزاتِ التي صَنَعَها، وغاظَهُم هُتافُ الأولادِ في الهَيكَلِ: «المجدُ لاَبنِ داودَ!» 16 فقالوا لَه: «أتَسمَعُ ما يَقولُ هؤُلاءِ؟» فأجابَهُم: «نعم، أما قرأتُم هذِهِ الآيةَ: مِنْ أفواهِ الصّغارِ والأطفالِ أخرَجْتَ كلامَ الحمدِ؟» 17 ثُمّ تَركَهُم وخرَجَ مِنَ المدينةِ إلى بَيتِ عَنيا وباتَ فيها.
يسوع يلعن شجرة التين
(مرقس 11:12-14،مرقس 20-24)18 وبَينَما هوَ راجِعٌ إلى المدينةِ في الصّباحِ، أحَسّ بالجوع 19 فَجاءَ إلى شَجرَةِ تِينٍ رَآها على جانِبِ الطّريقِ، فما وجَدَ علَيها غَيرَ الوَرقِ. فقالَ لها: «لن تُثمِري إلى الأبدِ!» فيَبِسَتِ التّينةُ في الحالِ.
20 ورأى التّلاميذُ ما جرى، فتَعجّبوا وقالوا: «كيفَ يَبِسَتِ التّينةُ في الحالِ؟» 21 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: لو كُنتُم تؤمنونَ ولا تَشُكّونَ، لَفعَلْتُم بِهذِهِ التّينةِ مِثلَما فعَلتُ، لا بلْ كُنتُم إذا قُلتُم لِهذا الجبَلِ: قُمْ واَنطَرِحْ في البحرِ، يكونُ لكُم ذلِكَ. 22 فكُلّ شيءٍ تَطلُبونَهُ وأنتُم تُصلّونَ بإيمانٍ، تنالونَهُ».
السلطة المعطاة ليسوع
(مرقس 11:27-33، لوقا 20:1-8)23 ودخَلَ يَسوعُ الهَيكلَ. وبَينَما هوَ يُعَلّمُ، جاءَ إلَيهِ رؤَساءُ الكَهنَةِ وشُيوخُ الشّعبِ وقالوا لَه: «بأيّةِ سُلطَةٍ تَعمَلُ هذِهِ الأعمالَ؟ ومَنْ أعطاكَ هذِهِ السّلطَةَ؟»
24 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «وأنا أسألُكُم سُؤالاً واحدًا، إن أجَبْتُموني عَنهُ، قُلْتُ لكُم بأيّةِ سُلطَةٍ أعمَلُ هذِهِ الأعمالَ: 25 مِنْ أينَ ليوحنّا سُلطةُ المَعمودِيّةِ؟ مِنَ السّماءِ أمْ مِنَ النّاسِ؟»
فقالوا في أنفُسِهِم: «إنْ قُلنا مِنَ اللهِ، يُجيبُنا: فلِماذا ما آمنتُم بِه؟ 26 وإنْ قُلنا مِنَ النّاسِ، نَخافُ الشّعبَ، لأنّهُم كُلّهم يَعُدّون يوحنّا نبيّا». 27 فأجابوا يَسوعَ: «لا نَعرِفُ». فقالَ لهُم: «وأنا لا أقولُ لكُم بأيّةِ سُلطَةٍ أعمَلُ هذِهِ الأعمالَ».
مثل الاِبنينِ
28 وقالَ يَسوعُ: «ما رأيُكُم؟ كانَ لِرَجُلٍ اَبنانِ. فجاءَ إلى الأوّلِ وقالَ لَه: يا اَبني، اَذهَبِ اليومَ واَعمَلْ في كرمي. 29 فأجابَهُ: لا أريدُ. ولكِنّه نَدِمَ بَعدَ حينٍ وذهَبَ إلى الكَرمِ. 30 وجاءَ إلى الابنِ الآخَرِ وطَلَبَ مِنهُ ما طلَبَهُ مِنَ الأوّلِ، فأجابَهُ: أنا ذاهِبٌ، يا سيّدي! ولكِنّه ما ذهَبَ. 31 فأيّهُما عَمِلَ إرادةَ أبيهِ؟» قالوا: «الأوّلُ». فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: جُباةُ الضّرائبِ والزّواني يَسبِقونكُم إلى مَلكوتِ اللهِ. 32 جاءَكُم يوحنّا المَعمَدانُ سالِكًا طَريقَ الحَقّ فما آمنتُم بِه وآمنَ بِه جُباةُ الضّرائبِ والزّواني. وأنتُم رأيتُم ذلِكَ، فما ندِمتُم ولو بَعدَ حينٍ فتؤْمنوا بِه».
مثل الكرّامين
(مرقس 12:1-12، لوقا 20:9-19)33 «إسمَعوا مَثَلاً آخَرَ: غرَسَ رجُلٌ كرمًا، فسَيّجَهُ وحفَرَ فيهِ مَعْصَرَةً وبَنى بُرجًا وسَلّمَهُ إلى بَعضِ الكرّامينَ وسافَرَ. 34 فلمّا جاءَ يومُ القِطافِ، أرسَلَ خدَمَهُ إليهِم ليأخُذوا ثمَرَهُ. 35 فأمسَكَ الكرّامونَ خدَمَهُ وضَرَبوا واحدًا منهُم، وقَتَلوا غَيرَهُ، ورَجَموا الآخَرَ. 36 فأرسَلَ صاحِبُ الكرمِ خَدَمًا غَيرَهُم أكثرَ عددًا مِنَ الأوّلينَ، ففَعَلوا بِهِم ما فَعلوهُ بالأوّلينَ. 37 وفي آخِر الأمرِ أرسلَ إلَيهِم اَبنَهُ وقالَ: سَيَهابونَ اَبني. 38 فلمّا رأى الكرّامونَ الاَبنَ قالوا في ما بَينَهُم: ها هوَ الوارِثُ! تعالَوْا نَقْتُلُه ونأخُذُ ميراثَهُ! 39 فأمسكوهُ ورمَوْهُ في خارِجِ الكرمِ وقَتَلوهُ.
40 فماذا يفعَلُ صاحِبُ الكرمِ بِهؤلاءِ الكرّامينَ عِندَ رُجوعِهِ؟» 41 قالوا لَه: «يَقتُلُ هؤُلاءِ الأشرارَ قَتلاً ويُسلّمُ الكرمَ إلى كرّامينَ آخرينَ يُعطونَهُ الثَمرَ في حينِهِ».
42 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «أما قرأتُم في الكُتُبِ المُقَدّسةِ: الحجَرُ الّذي رَفضَهُ البنّاؤونَ صارَ رأسَ الزّاويَةِ؟ هذا ما صنَعَهُ الرّبّ، فيا للْعجَبِ!
43 لذلِكَ أقولُ لكُم: سيأخُذُ اللهُ مَلكوتَهُ مِنكُم ويُسلّمُهُ إلى شعبٍ يَجعلُهُ يُثمِرُ. 44 مَنْ وقَعَ على هذا الحَجَرِ تَهَشّمَ. ومَنْ وقَعَ هذا الحجَرُ علَيهِ سَحقَهُ».
45 فلمّا سَمِعَ رُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ والفَرّيسيّونَ هذَينِ المَثلينِ مِنْ يَسوعَ، فَهِموا أنّهُ قالَ هذا الكلامَ علَيهِم. 46 فأرادوا أن يُمسكوهُ، ولكنّهُم خافوا مِنَ الجُموعِ لأنّهُم كانوا يَعُدّونَهُ نَبيّا.
