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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=369800" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Bible in Poetry: Gospel of St. Matthew (Chapter 21)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">At Bethphage on Mount of Olives, <br>Then, Jesus sent two disciples, <br>Into the village opposite, <br>To find a tethered ass and colt, <br>And bring them to Him, for His use.<br>If anyone should ask them then, <br>Reply, ‘Master has need for them.<br>He will return them soon after.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This happened so that what was told<br>Through prophet might be fulfilled thus: <br>‘Say to daughter Zion, behold, <br>Your king comes meek, upon an ass, <br>And on a colt, beast of burden.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His disciples did as He told.<br>They brought the ass and colt and laid, <br>Their cloaks upon them and He rode.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The large crowd spread their cloaks en route, <br>While others strew cut branches green, <br>En way to town Jerusalem.<br>They walked ahead of Him saying, <br>‘The Son of David, Hosanna, <br>Blessed‘s He who comes in the Lord’s name; <br>Hosanna in the Highest.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On entering Jerusalem, <br>The whole city began to ask, <br>‘Who is this who shakes the town? ’<br>The crowds replied, ‘Prophet Jesus, <br>From Nazareth in Galilee! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Jesus went into the temple, <br>And drove out those who bought and sold; <br>He overturned their tables, seats, <br>Of money-changers, dove-sellers.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He said unto them, ’ ’tis written, <br>My house shall be for just prayer; <br>You shall not make it den of thieves! ’<br>He cured the blind and lame who came, <br>To Him, to the temple area.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On seeing Jesus do wonders, <br>And hearing children cry aloud, <br>‘Hosanna, Son of David king! ’<br>The scribes and chief priests turned angry! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">They asked, ‘Do you hear what they say? ’<br>And Jesus said, ‘Yes, haven’t you read: <br>‘Out of the mouths of infants, kids, <br>You have brought forth praise unto God! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus went to Bethany, <br>And there, He spent the night that day! <br>And being hungry, when dawn came, <br>He saw a fig-tree by the road; <br>But when He went over to it, <br>He found just leaves and not a fruit! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The angered Lord, then cursed the tree, <br>‘May you never fruit forth again! ’<br>The tree withered immediately.<br>This astonished His disciples; <br>They asked him what He had just done? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus said, ‘Amen to you, <br>If you have faith and don’t waver, <br>You can do things similarly; <br>And if you tell the mountain, ‘Be<br>Lifted and thrown into the sea, <br>It shall be done too, instantly! ’<br>‘Whatev’r you pray along with faith, <br>You will receive, ‘the Lord, saith.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When He approached the temple place, <br>The chief priests, elders asked Him then, <br>‘By what authority, you do? <br>And who gave you authority? ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus told them, ‘I’ll ask you<br>One question and if you answer, <br>I will tell you what you ask of me.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘Tell where was John’s baptism from, <br>Was it of earth or from heaven? ’<br>They discussed ’mongst themselves and said, <br>‘If we reply, from heaven, then<br>He’ll ask, ‘why don’t you believe him? ’<br>‘If of human origin, then, <br>We fear the crowd for they regard<br>The Baptist John as a prophet! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So, they told Jesus, ‘We don’t know! ’<br>He replied, ‘Neither shall I tell, <br>Who empowers me to do these things.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus asked their opinion: <br>A man with two sons, said to first, <br>‘Go, work in the vineyard today! ’<br>He said, ‘I can’t, ’ but changed his mind<br>And went to work as father told.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The man then came to his other <br>Son, gave a similar order; <br>He said, ‘Yes, I’ll.’ But never went.<br>‘Which son obeyed his father’s words? ’<br>They answered in reply, ‘The first! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus said, ‘Amen, I say, <br>Tax-collectors and prostitutes <br>Are entering Heaven ‘foe you! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When John had come and preached to you, <br>The righteous way, you didn’t believe; <br>Tax-collectors, prostitutes did.<br>Yet, even after seeing it, <br>You did not change for the better.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He told another parable: <br>A vineyard owner raised a hedge<br>Around it, dug a wine-press too<br>And erected a watch-tower; <br>He leased it to some tenants then <br>And went off on a journey far.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When vintage time drew near, he sent<br>His servants to obtain produce; <br>The tenants seized the servants all: <br>They beat one man and stoned the next; <br>They killed one servant from the group; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The owner sent then more servants; <br>They treated them in similar ways; <br>He sent his son finally then<br>Thinking, ‘They will respect my son! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">On seeing son of landowner, <br>The tenants told one another<br>‘This is the heir to the vineyard; <br>Let’s kill him and acquire the land.’<br>They killed the boy and threw him out.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">‘How will the owner deal tenants? ’<br>They answered him, ‘he’ll put to death<br>The wretched tenants; lease vineyard<br>To other tenants who will give<br>Him produce at the proper times.’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Jesus asked them, ‘Didn’t you read<br>What scriptures said long ago then: <br>‘The stone, the builders rejected, <br>Became the cornerstone and chief<br>And this was done by God, most High, <br>And looks wonderful in our eyes! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Therefore, I say to you again, <br>‘The kingdom shall be tak’n away<br>from you and giv’n to people who<br>Produce its fruits as per God’s word.<br>The one who falls upon this stone<br>Will be to pieces dashed at once<br>And it will crush on whom it falls! ’</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When Pharisees and chief priests heard, <br>The parables that spoke of them, <br>They wanted to arrest Him but<br>Feared the crowds that followed Him, <br>Regarding Him, Prophet of God.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright by Dr John Celes 6-7-2007</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a><div class=q>
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Then, Jesus sent two disciples, 
Into the village opposite, 
To find a tethered ass and colt, 
And bring them to Him, for His use.
If anyone should ask them then, 
Reply, ‘Master has need for them.
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