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 Administration of Heaven will resemble the conduct of a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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

Having agreed with some for a denarius a-day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle,

About the third hour he went out, and seeing others unemployed 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;

said to them, Go you likewise into my vineyard, and I will give you what is reasonable. Accordingly they went.

5 and they went away. Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

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

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?

Lastly, about the eleventh hour, he went out, and finding others standing, said to them, Why do you stand here all the day doing nothing?

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 answered, Because no person has hired us. He said to them, Go you also into my vineyard, and you shall receive what is reasonable.

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.

When it was night, the proprietor of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, and ending with the first.

9 And they of about the eleventh hour having come, each received a denarius.

Then they who had been hired at the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius.

10 And the first having come, supposed that they will receive more, and they received, they also, each a denarius,

When the first came, they imagined they should receive more; but they got only a denarius a-piece.

11 and having received [it], they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

Upon receiving it, they murmured against the householder,

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 have worked but one hour; yet you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat 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?

He answering, said to one of them, Friend, I do you no injury. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

14 Take that which is yours, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to you;

Take what is yours, and depart. It is my will to give to this last as much as to you.

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

And may not I do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good?

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

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

17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way and said to them,

When Jesus was on the road to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside, and said to them,

18 “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

We are now going to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, who will condemn him to die,

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 deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked, and scourged, and crucified; but the third day he will rise again.

20 Then came near to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, prostrating and asking something from Him,

Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to him with her sons, and, prostrating herself, entreated he would grant the request she had to make.

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.”

He said to her, What do you wish? She answered, That, in your Reign, one of these my two sons may sit at your right hand, the other at your left.

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.”

Jesus replying, said, You know not what you ask. Can you drink such a cup as I must drink? They said to him, We can.

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.”

He answered, You shall indeed drink such a cup. But to sit on my right hand, and at my left, I can not give, unless to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

24 And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

The then, hearing this, were full of indignation against the two brothers;

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,

but Jesus, calling them to him, said, You know that the Princes of the nations domineer over them, and the great exercise their authority upon them.

26 but not so will it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your servant;

It must not be so amongst you: on the contrary, whosoever would become great amongst you, let him be your servant;

27 and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

and whosoever would be chief amongst you, let him be your slave:

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.”

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

29 And they going forth from Jericho, there followed Him a great multitude,

As they left Jericho, followed by a great multitude,

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.”

two blind men, who sat by the way-side, hearing that Jesus passed by cried, saying, Master, Son of David, have pity on us.

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.”

The multitude charged them to be silent: but they cried the louder, saying, Master, Son of David, have pity on us.

32 And having stood, Jesus called them and said, “What do you will [that] I may do to you?”

Then Jesus stopping, called them, and said, What do you want me to do for you?

33 They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened”;

They answered, Sir, to make us see.

34 and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.

Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. Immediately they received sight, and followed him.