| Chapter
20 |
| 1 | For
the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out
early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. |
| 2 | And when he had agreed with the
labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. |
| 3 | And he went out about the third hour,
and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, |
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4 | And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and
whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. |
| 5 | Again he went out about the sixth and
ninth hour, and did likewise. |
| 6
| And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing
idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? |
| 7 | They say unto him, Because no man hath
hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is
right, that shall ye receive. |
| 8
| So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his
steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last
unto the first. |
| 9 | And
when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man
a penny. |
| 10 | But when the
first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they
likewise received every man a penny. |
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11 | And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman
of the house, |
| 12 | Saying,
These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us,
which have borne the burden and heat of the day. |
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13 | But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do
thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? |
| 14 | Take that thine is, and go thy way: I
will give unto this last, even as unto thee. |
| 15 | Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine
own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? |
| 16 | So the last shall be first, and the first last: for
many be called, but few chosen. |
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17 | And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart
in the way, and said unto them, |
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18 | Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be
betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn
him to death, |
| 19 | And
shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him:
and the third day he shall rise again. |
| 20 | Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with
her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. |
| 21 | And he said unto her, What wilt
thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy
right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. |
| 22 | But Jesus answered and said, Ye know
not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to
be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are
able. |
| 23 | And he saith
unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and 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 it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my
Father. |
| 24 | And when the
ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. |
| 25 | But Jesus called them
unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion
over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. |
| 26 | But it shall not be so among you:
but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; |
| 27 | And whosoever will be chief among
you, let him be your servant: |
| 28
| Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to
minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. |
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29 | And as they departed from Jericho, a great
multitude followed him. |
| 30 |
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that
Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of
David. |
| 31 | And the
multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried
the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. |
| 32 | And Jesus stood still, and called
them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? |
| 33 | They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes
may be opened. |
| 34 | So
Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their
eyes received sight, and they followed him. |
