Matthew 20

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

“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,

2 And having agreed with the laborers for a denary 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 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place;

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

4 and said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, I will give you. And they went.

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

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

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

6 And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

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?

7 They say to him, Because no one hath hired us. He saith to them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

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.

8 And when evening came, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their pay, beginning with the last, and going on to the first.

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.

9 And they who were hired about the eleventh hour came, and received each a denary.

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

10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they too received each a denary.

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

11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the householder,

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

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

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.

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

And he answering said to one of them, Friend, I do no unrighteousness to you; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

14 Take thy due, and go. But I will give to this last even as to thee.

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

15 Am I not free to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

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

16 Thus the last will be first, and the first, last. And as

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

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

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

18 Lo! we are going 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 go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

19 and will deliver him up to the gentiles to mock, and scourge, and crucify; and on the third day he will rise again.

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.”

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

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

21 And he said to her, What is thy wish? She saith to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom.

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.”

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

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.”

23 He saith to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it hath been prepared by my Father.

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.”

24 And when the ten heard this, they were much displeased with the two brothers.

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

25 But Jesus called them to him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great men exercise a strict authority over them.

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,

26 Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;

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

27 and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;

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

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

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.”

29 And as they were going out of Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

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

30 And lo! two blind men, who were sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have pity on us, Son of David!

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.”

31 And the multitude sharply bade them be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have pity on us, Son of David!

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.”

32 And Jesus stopped, and called them, and said, What would ye have me do for you?

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

33 They say to him, Lord, to open our eyes.

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

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

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