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 gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, 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.

and agreeing with the men for a penny 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,

and going out about the third hour he saw others standing in the market-place doing nothing,

4 and to these he said, Go—also you—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what is reasonable I will give you: so they went.

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

And going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did in like manner.

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 going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing without work, and saith to them, Why stand ye 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 say unto him, because no one hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is reasonable ye shall receive.

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.

Now when evening was come, the owner of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the work-men and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

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

And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every one a penny:

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

but when the first came, they thought that they should receive more; and they also received every one a penny.

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

And after they had received 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 have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen 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?

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

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

Take what is thine, and be gone: it is my pleasure to give to this last as I do 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?

and may I not do what I will with my own?

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

Is thine eye evil because I am good? Thus the last shall be first, and the 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,

And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold we are going up to Jerusalem,

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

and the son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn 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 deliver Him up to the gentiles, to insult, and to scourge, and to crucify Him. But on the third day He shall 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, together with her two sons, falling down before Him, and presenting a petition to 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 unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.

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.”

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup which I am going to drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

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.”

They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall 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 to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.

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

And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked 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,

but Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise 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 shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,

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

let him be your servant:

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.”

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

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

And as they were going from Jericho, 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 behold, two blind men siting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

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 people rebuked them, that they might hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

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

And Jesus stopt and called them, and said, What do ye desire me to do for you?

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

They answered 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 Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and straightway their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.