Matthew 20

Laborers in the Vineyard

1“For 1the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 is likeG3664 2a landownerG3617 whoG3748 wentG1831 outG1831 earlyG260 in the morningG4404 to hireG3409 laborersG2040 for his 3vineyardG290. 2When he had agreedG4856 with the laborersG2040 for a 4denariusG1220 for the dayG2250, he sentG649 them into his vineyardG290. 3And he wentG1831 outG1831 aboutG4012 the 5thirdG5154 hourG5610 and sawG3708 othersG243 standingG2476 idleG692 in the marketplaceG58; 4and to thoseG1565 he saidG3004, ‘You goG5217 into the vineyardG290 alsoG2532, and whateverG3739G1437 is rightG1342, I will giveG1325 you.’ And so they wentG565. 5AgainG3825 he wentG1831 outG1831 aboutG4012 the 6sixthG1623 and the ninthG1729 hourG5610, and didG4160 7the sameG5615 thingG5615. 6And aboutG4012 the 8eleventhG1734 hour he wentG1831 outG1831 and foundG2147 othersG243 standingG2476 around; and he saidG3004 to them, ‘WhyG5101 have you been standingG2476 hereG5602 idleG692 allG3650 dayG2250 longG3650?’ 7They saidG3004 to him, ‘BecauseG3754 noG3762 oneG3762 hiredG3409 us.’ He saidG3004 to them, ‘You goG5217 into the vineyardG290 tooG2532.’

8“NowG1161 when 9eveningG3798 cameG1096, the 10ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 saidG3004 to his 11foremanG2012, ‘CallG2564 the laborersG2040 and payG591 them their wagesG3408, startingG757 with the lastG2078 group to the firstG4413.’ 9WhenG2532 thoseG3588 hired aboutG4012 the eleventhG1734 hourG5610 cameG2064, eachG303 oneG303 receivedG2983 a 12denariusG1220. 10And so when thoseG3588 hired firstG4413 cameG2064, they thoughtG3543 that they would receiveG2983 moreG4183; 13but eachG303 of them alsoG2532 receivedG2983 a denariusG1220. 11When they receivedG2983 it, they grumbledG1111 at the landownerG3617, 12sayingG3004, ‘TheseG3778 who were hired lastG2078 workedG4160 only oneG1520 hourG5610, and you have madeG4160 them equalG2470 to us whoG3588 have borneG941 the burdenG922 of the day’sG2250 work and the 14scorchingG2742 heatG2742.’ 13But he answeredG611 and saidG3004 to oneG1520 of them, ‘15FriendG2083, I am doingG91 you noG3756 wrongG91; did you not agreeG4856 with me for a denariusG1220? 14TakeG142 whatG3588 is yoursG4674 and goG5217; but I wantG2309 to giveG1325 to thisG3778 lastG2078 personG2078 the sameG2532 as to you. 15Is it not lawfulG1832 for me to doG4160 whatG3739 I wantG2309 with whatG3588 is my ownG1699? OrG2228 is your 16eyeG3788 17enviousG4190 becauseG3754 I amG1510 18generousG18?’ 16SoG3779 19the lastG2078 shall be firstG4413, and the firstG4413, lastG2078.”

Death, Resurrection Foretold

1720As JesusG2424 wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 goG305 upG305 to JerusalemG2414, He tookG3880 the twelveG1427 disciples aside by themselvesG2398, and on the roadG3598 He saidG3004 to them, 18“BeholdG2400, we are goingG305 upG305 to JerusalemG2414, and the SonG5207 of ManG444 21will be 22handedG3860 overG3860 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and scribesG1122, and they will condemnG2632 Him to deathG2288, 19and they 23will handG3860 Him overG3860 to the GentilesG1484 to mockG1702 and flogG3146 and crucifyG4717, and on 24the thirdG5154 dayG2250 He will be raisedG1453 upG1453.”

Request for Preferred Treatment

2025ThenG5119 the motherG3384 of 26the 27sonsG5207 of ZebedeeG2199 cameG4334 to 28Jesus with her sonsG5207, 29bowingG4352 downG4352 and makingG154 a requestG154 of Him. 21And He saidG3004 to her, “WhatG5101 do you desireG2309?” She saidG3004 to Him, “SayG3004 that in Your kingdomG932 theseG3778 twoG1417 sonsG5207 of mineG1473 30shall sitG2523, oneG1520 at Your rightG1188, and oneG1520 at Your leftG2176.” 22But JesusG2424 repliedG611G3004, “You do not knowG3609 whatG5101 you are askingG154. Are you ableG1410 31to drinkG4095 the cupG4221 that I amG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 drinkG4095?” They saidG3004 to Him, “We are ableG1410.” 23He saidG3004 to them, “32My cupG4221 you shall drinkG4095; but to sitG2523 at My rightG1188 and at My leftG2176 is not MineG1699 to giveG1325, 33but it is for those for whomG3739 it has been 34preparedG2090 by My FatherG3962.”

24And after hearingG191 this, the other tenG1176 disciples became indignantG23 with the twoG1417 brothersG80. 2535But JesusG2424 calledG4341 them to Himself and saidG3004, “You knowG3609 that the rulersG758 of the GentilesG1484 domineerG2634 overG2634 them, and 36those in highG3173 positionG3173 exerciseG2715 authorityG2715 overG2715 them. 26It 37is not thisG3779 wayG3779 amongG1722 you, 38but whoeverG3739G1437 wantsG2309 to becomeG1096 39prominentG3173 amongG1722 you shall be your servantG1249, 27and whoeverG3739G1437 desiresG2309 to be firstG4413 amongG1722 you shall be your slaveG1401; 28justG5618 as 40the SonG5207 of ManG444 41did not comeG2064 to be servedG1247, but to serveG1247, and to giveG1325 His 42lifeG5590 as a ransomG3083 for manyG4183.”

Sight for Those Who Are Blind

2943As they were leavingG1607 JerichoG2410, a largeG4183 crowdG3793 followedG190 Him. 30And twoG1417 peopleG5185 whoG5185 wereG5185 blindG5185, sittingG2521 by the roadG3598, hearingG191 that JesusG2424 was passingG3855 by, criedG2896 outG2896, “LordG2962, 44haveG1653 mercyG1653 on us, 45SonG5207 of DavidG1160!” 31But the crowdG3793 sternlyG2008 warnedG2008 them to be quietG4623; yetG1161 they criedG2896 outG2896 allG3173 theG3173 moreG3173, “LordG2962, 46SonG5207 of DavidG1160, haveG1653 mercyG1653 on us!” 32And JesusG2424 stoppedG2476 and calledG5455 them, and saidG3004, “WhatG5101 do you wantG2309 Me to doG4160 for you?” 33They saidG3004 to Him, “LordG2962, we want our eyesG3788 to be openedG455.” 34MovedG4697 withG4697 compassionG4697, JesusG2424 touchedG681 their eyesG3659; and immediatelyG2112 they regainedG308 their sightG308 and followedG190 Him.