< Matthew 20 >

1 “For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,
For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.
2 and having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
3 And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle,
And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,
4 and to these he said, Go—also you—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;
And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.
5 and they went away. Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.
Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle and says to them, Why have you stood here idle all day?
And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say to him, Because no one hired us; he says to them, Go—you also—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous you will receive.
They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.
8 And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last—to the first.
And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.
9 And they of about the eleventh hour having come, each received a denarius.
And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.
10 And the first having come, supposed that they will receive more, and they received, they also, each a denarius,
Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.
11 and having received [it], they were murmuring against the householder, saying,
And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,
12 that, These, the last, worked one hour, and you made them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day—and the heat.
Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day.
13 And he answering said to one of them, Friend, I do no unrighteousness to you; did you not agree with me for a denarius?
And hee answered one of them, saying, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penie?
14 Take that which is yours, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to you;
Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.
15 is it not lawful to me to do what I will in my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?
Is it not lawfull for me to do as I will with mine owne? Is thine eye euil, because I am good?
16 So the last will be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.”
So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way and said to them,
And Iesus went vp to Hierusalem, and tooke the twelue disciples apart in the way, and said vnto them,
18 “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,
Beholde, wee goe vp to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shall bee deliuered vnto the chiefe priestes, and vnto the Scribes, and they shall condemne him to death,
19 and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day He will rise again.”
And shall deliuer him to the Gentiles, to mocke, and to scourge, and to crucifie him, but the third day he shall rise againe.
20 Then came near to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, prostrating and asking something from Him,
Then came to him the mother of Zebedeus children with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certaine thing of him.
21 and He said to her, “What do you will?” She says to Him, “Say that they may sit—these two sons of mine—one on Your right hand and one on the left, in Your kingdom.”
And he said vnto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Graunt that these my two sonnes may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy kingdome.
22 And Jesus answering said, “You have not known what you ask for yourselves; are you able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? And with the immersion that I am immersed with, to be immersed?” They say to Him, “We are able.”
And Iesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye aske. Are ye able to drinke of the cup that I shall drinke of, and to be baptized with the baptisme that I shalbe baptized with? They said to him, We are able.
23 And He says to them, “Of My cup indeed you will drink, and with the immersion that I am immersed with you will be immersed; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”
And he said vnto them, Ye shall drinke in deede of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptisme, that I am baptized with, but to sit at my right hande, and at my left hand, is not mine to giue: but it shalbe giuen to them for whome it is prepared of my Father.
24 And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,
And when the other ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren.
25 and Jesus having called them near, said, “You have known that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and those [who are] great exercise authority over them,
Therefore Iesus called them vnto him, and saide, We knowe that the lordes of the Gentiles haue domination ouer them, and they that are great, exercise authoritie ouer them.
26 but not so will it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your servant;
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.
27 and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;
And whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant.
28 even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”
Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.
29 And they going forth from Jericho, there followed Him a great multitude,
And as they departed from Iericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 and behold, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus passes by, cried, saying, “Deal kindly with us, Lord—Son of David.”
And beholde, two blinde men, sitting by the way side, when they heard that Iesus passed by, cryed, saying, O Lord, the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on vs.
31 And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, “Deal kindly with us Lord—Son of David.”
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should holde their peace: but they cried the more, saying, O Lord, the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on vs.
32 And having stood, Jesus called them and said, “What do you will [that] I may do to you?”
Then Iesus stoode still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do to you?
33 They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened”;
They saide to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
And Iesus mooued with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediatly their eyes receiued sight, and they followed him.

< Matthew 20 >