Matthew 20

1 For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

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

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

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

3 And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the market, idle;

4 and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.

and he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.

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

And they went. Again he went out about the sixth, and about the ninth hour, and did in like manner.

6 But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all the day idle?

7 They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go also ye into the vineyard [and whatsoever may be just ye shall receive].

They said to him: No man has hired us. He said to them: Go you also into the vineyard, and whatever is right you shall receive.

8 But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay [them] their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

When the evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward: Call the laborers, and, beginning with the last, pay them their hire even to the first.

9 And when they [who came to work] about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

And when those came who had been hired about the eleventh hour, they received each one a denarius.

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

But when those came who had been hired first, they thought that they would receive more; and they received each one a denarius.

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

And when they received it, they murmured against the master of the house,

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

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

13 But he answering said to one of them, [My] friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?

But he answered and said to one of them: Friend, I do you no injustice; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

14 Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:

Take what is yours, and go; I will give to this last even as to you.

15 is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

Is it not allowed me to do what I will with my own? Or, is your eye envious, because I am good?

16 Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

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

17 And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples with [him] apart in the way, and said to them,

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside on his journey, and said to them:

18 Behold we go 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;

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

19 and they will deliver him up to the nations to mock and to scourge and to crucify, and the third day he shall rise again.

and will deliver him to the Gentiles to deride, and to scourge, and to crucify: and on the third day he shall rise again.

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

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

21 And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak [the word] that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

He said to her: What do you wish? She said to him: Command that these two sons of mine may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.

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

But Jesus answered and said: You know not what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and to be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed? They said to him: We are able.

23 [And] he says to them, Ye shall drink indeed my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on [my] left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared of my Father.

And he said to them: You shall drink my cup, and be immersed with the immersion with which I am immersed: 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 has been prepared by my Father.

24 And the ten, having heard [of it], were indignant about the two brothers.

And when the ten heard it, their anger was aroused against the two brothers.

25 But Jesus having called them to [him], said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.

But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them.

26 It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.

27 and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;

And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;

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

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

29 And as they went out from Jericho a great crowd followed him.

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

30 And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

And behold, two blind men, sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying: Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David.

31 But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

And the multitude charged them to be silent. But they cried the more, saying: Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David.

32 And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said: What do you wish me to do for you?

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

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

34 And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes had sight restored to them, and they followed him.

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