Matthew 20

1 "For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,

'For the reign 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 made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.

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

3 About nine o'clock he went out and saw others loitering in the market-place.

'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

4 To these also he said, "'You also, go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.'

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

5 "So they went. Again about twelve, and about three o'clock, he went out and did the same.

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 five o'clock he found others loitering, and he asked them, "'Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'

And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?

7 "'Because no one has hired us,' they replied. "'You also, go into the vineyard,' he said.

they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye — ye also — to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.

8 "When evening came, the master said to his steward, "'Call the men and pay them their wages. Begin with the last set and finish with the first.'

'And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last — unto the first.

9 "When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece;

And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.

10 and when the first came, they expected to get more, but they also each got the shilling.

'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

11 So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying,

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

12 "'These who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.'

that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day — and the heat.

13 "'My friend,' he answered to one of them, 'I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a shilling?

'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?

14 Take your money and go. I choose to give this last comer just as much as I give you.

take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;

15 Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?

16 "So the last shall be first, and the first last."

So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

17 Jesus was now going up to Jerusalem, and He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

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

18 "We are going up to Jerusalem, and there the Son of Man will be betrayed to the High Priests and Scribes. They will condemn Him to death,

'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

19 and hand Him over to the Gentiles to be made sport of and scourged and crucified; and on the third day He will be raised to life."

and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day he will rise again.'

20 Then the mother of the sons of Zabdi came to Him with her sons, and knelt before Him to make a request of Him.

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

21 "What is it you desire?" He asked. "Command," she replied, "that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your Kingdom."

and he said to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit — these my two sons — one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'

22 "None of you know what you are asking for," said Jesus; "can you drink out of the cup from which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied.

And Jesus answering said, 'Ye have not known what ye ask for yourselves; are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? and with the baptism that I am baptized with, to be baptized?' They say to him, 'We are able.'

23 "You shall drink out of my cup," He said, "but a seat at my right hand or at my left it is not for me to allot, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

And he saith to them, 'Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but — to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.'

24 The other ten heard of this, and their indignation was aroused against the two brothers.

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

25 But Jesus called them to Him, and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

and Jesus having called them near, said, 'Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them,

26 Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant,

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

27 and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant;

and whoever may will among you to be first, 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 the redemption-price for many."

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

29 As they were leaving Jericho, an immense crowd following Him,

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

30 two blind men sitting by the roadside heard that it was Jesus who was passing by, and cried aloud, "Sir, Son of David, pity us."

and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, 'Deal kindly with us, sir — Son of David.'

31 The people angrily tried to silence them, but they cried all the louder. "O Sir, Son of David, pity us," they said.

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir — Son of David.'

32 So Jesus stood still and called to them. "What shall I do for you?" He asked.

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

33 "Sir, let our eyes be opened," they replied.

they say to him, 'Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'

34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.

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