Matthew 21

Matthew 21 is the twenty-first chapter in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament section of the Christian Bible. Jesus arrives in Jerusalem and starts his final ministry before the Passion. The narrative can be divided into the following subsections:

• Triumphal entry into Jerusalem (21:1–11)
• Cleansing of the Temple (21:12–17)
• Cursing the fig tree (21:18–22)
• Authority of Jesus questioned (21:23-27)
• Parable of the Two Sons (21:28-32)
• Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen (21:33-46)

Preceded by Matthew 20

Chapters of the New Testament Gospel of Matthew

Succeeded by Matthew 22