Matthew 20

¹The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

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

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

⁴And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just.

⁵And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner.

⁶But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?

⁷They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into my vineyard.

⁸And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

⁹When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

¹⁰But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny.

¹¹And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

¹²Saying: These last have worked but one hour. and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.

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

¹⁴Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee.

¹⁵Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good?

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

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

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

¹⁹And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified: and the third day he shall rise again.

²⁰Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of him.

²¹Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

²²And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can.

²³He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.

²⁴And the ten, hearing it, were moved with indignation against the two brethren.

²⁵But Jesus called them to him and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them; and that they that are the greater, exercise power upon them.

²⁶It shall not be so among you: but whosoever is the greater among you, let him be your minister.

²⁷And he that will be first among you shall be your servant.

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

²⁹And when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

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

³¹And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.

³²And Jesus stood and called them and said: What will ye that I do to you?

³³They say to him: Lord, that our eyes be opened.

³⁴And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw and 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.