Matthew 20

¹For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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

³And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place;

⁴and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, I will give you. And they went.

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

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

⁷They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

⁸And when evening came, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their pay, beginning with the last, and going on to the first.

⁹And they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary.

¹⁰But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they too received each a denary.

¹¹And when they had received it, they murmured against the householder,

¹²saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

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

¹⁴Take thy due, and go. But I will give to this last even as to thee.

¹⁵Am I not free to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

¹⁶Thus the last will be first, and the first, last. And as

¹⁷Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve apart, and on the way said to them,

¹⁸Lo! we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes; and they will condemn him to death,

¹⁹and will deliver him up to the gentiles to mock, and scourge, and crucify; and on the third day he will rise again.

²⁰Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, falling down before him, and asking a certain thing of him.

²¹And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

²²But Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am to drink? They say to him, We can.

²³He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

²⁴And when the ten heard this, they were much displeased with the two brothers.

²⁵But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict authority over them.

²⁶Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;

²⁷and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;

²⁸even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

²⁹And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

³⁰And lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

³¹And the multitude sharply bade them be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have pity on us, Son of David!

³²And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for you?

³³They say to him, Lord, to open our eyes.

³⁴Then Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and they immediately received sight, 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.