Matthew 20

1 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.

2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others having stood idle in the marketplace.

4 He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.

And he said to those men, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right I will give you, and they went.

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

Again having gone out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise.

6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’

And having gone out about the eleventh hour, he found others who have stood idle. And he says to them, Why have ye stood here idle the whole day?

7 “They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’

They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right ye will receive.

8 “When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’

And having become evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his manager, Call the workmen, and render to them their wage, having begun from the last until the first.

9 “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

And those who came about the eleventh hour, each received a denarius.

10 When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more. And they also received a denarius each.

11 When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

And when they received it, they murmured against the house-ruler,

12 saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’

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

13 “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did not you agree with me for a denarius?

But having answered, he said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong. Did thou not agree with me for a denarius?

14 Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.

Take thine and go. But I want to give to this last man, as to thee also.

15 Is not it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

Is it not permitted for me to do what I want with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

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

So the last will be first, and the first last, for many are called, but few chosen.

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

And while going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples in private on the way, and he said to them,

18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scholars. And they will condemn him to death,

19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”

and will deliver him to the Gentiles to ridicule, and to scourge, and to crucify. And the third day he will rise.

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

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

21 He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

And he said to her, What do thou want? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand and one at thy left hand in thy kingdom.

22 But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

But having answered, Jesus said, Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am going to drink, or to be immersed the immersion that I am immersed? They say to him, We are able.

23 He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

And he says to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup, and ye will be immersed the immersion that I am immersed. But to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but to whom it has been prepared by my Father.

24 When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant about the two brothers.

25 But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them.

26 It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.

But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wants to become great among you, he shall be your helper,

27 Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

and whoever wants be first among you shall be your bondman.

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

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

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

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

30 Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.

31 The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

And the multitude rebuked them, so that they would be quiet, but they cried out greater, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.

32 Jesus stood still and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

And having stood still, Jesus called them and said, What do ye want that I would do to you?

33 They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

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

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

And having felt compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and straightaway they received their sight, and followed him.