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Matthew 21 — Sermon Preparation
Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, cleanses the temple, curses a fig tree, and challenges his opponents with parables about authority. Below is a research summary for Matthew 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 46
- verses
- 864 / 249
- Greek words / lemmas
- 53
- classic sermon excerpts
- 8
- preachers & commentators
Matthew 21 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| γεωργός | geōrgós | G1092 | 6 | husbandman |
| ἀμπελών | ampelṓn | G290 | 5 | vineyard |
| καρπός | karpós | G2590 | 5 | fruit |
| ἱερός | hierón | G2411 | 5 | temple |
| συκῆ | sykē | G4808 | 4 | fig tree |
| ἀποστέλλω | apostéllō | G649 | 5 | put in, send, set |
| υἱός | huiós | G5207 | 6 | child, foal, son |
How preachers through history handled this text
53 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them, is spoken to caution all that enjoy the privileges of the outward church. As men treat God's people, they would treat Christ himself, if he were with them. How can we, if faithful to his cause, expect a favourable reception from a wicked world, or from ungodly professors of Christianity! …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 21:33–46 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Bethphage— Matt 21:1
- Jerusalem— Matt 21:1
- Mount of Olives— Matt 21:1
- Galilee 1— Matt 21:11
- Nazareth— Matt 21:11
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