Matthew 20

1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire workers 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 After agreeing with the workers that they would each receive a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

and agreeing with the men for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard:

3 About the third hour he went out and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

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

4 He said to them, ‘You go into my vineyard as well, and I will give you whatever is right.’

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

5 So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did likewise.

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

6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing 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 said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into my vineyard as well, and you will receive whatever is right.’

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 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on 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 When those who had been hired about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

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

10 So when those who had been hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but they also received a denarius each.

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

11 When they received it, they grumbled against the master of the house,

And after they had received it they murmured against the master of the house,

12 saying, ‘These last men worked for one hour, and yoʋ have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching 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 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing yoʋ no wrong. Did yoʋ not agree with me to work 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 what is yoʋrs and go. I wish to give to this last man just as I gave to yoʋ.

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

15 Or is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is mine? Are yoʋ envious 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 will be last. For many are called, but few are 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 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately on 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 are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death

and the son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall condemn Him to death,

19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked, flogged, and crucified. But on 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 the mother of the sons of Zebedee came with her sons to Jesus, and bowing down she asked him for a favor.

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 So he said to her, “What do yoʋ want?” She said to him, “Declare that one of these two sons of mine may sit on yoʋr right and the other on yoʋr left in yoʋr 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 Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, or to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” The two brothers said 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 So he said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right and on my left is not mine to give, but is for 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 When the ten heard this, they were indignant with the two brothers.

And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at the two brethren:

25 So Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men 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 it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must 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 wants to be first among you must be your slave,

let him be your servant:

28 just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, 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 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

And as they were going from Jericho, a great multitude followed Him:

30 And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Have mercy on 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 But the crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent. Yet they cried out even more loudly, “Have mercy on 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 So Jesus stopped, called them over, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?”

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

33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”

They answered Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 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.