Matthew 20

¹“The kingdom of heaven is like the father of a family who went out in early morning to lead workers into his vineyard.

²Then, having made an agreement with the workers for one denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.

³And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

⁴And he said to them, ‘You may go into my vineyard, too, and what I will give you will be just.’

⁵So they went forth. But again, he went out about the sixth, and about the ninth hour, and he acted similarly.

⁶Yet truly, about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing, and he said to them, ‘Why have you stood here idle all day?’

⁷They say to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also may go into my vineyard.’

⁸And when evening had arrived, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last, even to the first.’

⁹And so, when those who had arrived about the eleventh hour came forward, each received a single denarius.

¹⁰Then when the first ones also came forward, they considered that they would receive more. But they, too, received one denarius.

¹¹And upon receiving it, they murmured against the father of the family,

¹²saying, ‘These last have worked for one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who worked bearing the weight and heat of the day.’

¹³But responding to one of them, he said: ‘Friend, I caused you no injury. Did you not agree with me to one denarius?

¹⁴Take what is yours and go. But it is my will to give to this last, just as to you.

¹⁵And is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Or is your eye wicked because I am good?’

¹⁶So then, the last shall be first, and the first shall be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

¹⁷And Jesus, ascending to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside in private and said to them:

¹⁸“Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be handed over to the leaders of the priests and to the scribes. And they shall condemn him to death.

¹⁹And they shall hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified. And on the third day, he shall rise again.”

²⁰Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him, with her sons, adoring him, and petitioning something from him.

²¹And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Declare that these, my two sons, may sit, one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.”

²²But Jesus, responding, said: “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the chalice, from which I will drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”

²³He said to them: “From my chalice, indeed, you shall drink. But to sit at my right or my left is not mine to give to you, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

²⁴And the ten, upon hearing this, became indignant with the two brothers.

²⁵But Jesus called them to himself and said: “You know that the first ones among the Gentiles are their rulers, and that those who are greater exercise power among them.

²⁶It shall not be this way among you. But whoever will want to be greater among you, let him be your minister.

²⁷And whoever will want to be first among you, he shall be your servant,

²⁸even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.”

²⁹And as they were departing from Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

³⁰And behold, two blind men, sitting by the way, heard that Jesus was passing by; and they cried out, saying, “Lord, Son of David, take pity on us.”

³¹But the crowd rebuked them to be quiet. But they cried out all the more, saying, “Lord, Son of David, take pity on us.”

³²And Jesus stood still, and he called them and said, “What do you want, that I might do for you?”

³³They said to him, “Lord, that our eyes be opened.”

³⁴Then Jesus, taking pity on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw, and they followed him.

Matthew 20

¹For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

²And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

³And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

⁴And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

⁵Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

⁶And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

⁷They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

⁸So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

⁹And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

¹⁰But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

¹¹And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

¹²Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

¹³But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

¹⁴Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

¹⁵Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

¹⁶So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

¹⁷And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

¹⁸Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

¹⁹And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

²⁰Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.

²¹And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

²²But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

²³And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

²⁴And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

²⁵But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

²⁶But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

²⁷And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

²⁸Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

²⁹And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

³⁰And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

³¹And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.

³²And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?

³³They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

³⁴So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.