The Concordant Literal New Testament

Matthew’s Account

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Chapter 20

¹ "For like is the kingdom of the heavens to a man, a householder, who came out at the same time with the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
² Now, agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day, he dispatches them into his vineyard.
³ "And, coming out about the third hour, he perceived others standing in the market, idle.
⁴ And to those he said, 'You also go into my vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I shall be giving you.' Now they came away.
⁵ Now, again coming out about the sixth and ninth hour, he does similarly.
⁶ "Now, about the eleventh, coming out, he found others standing. And he is saying to them, 'Why stand you here the whole day idle?'
⁷ They are saying to him that 'No one hires us.' He is saying to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'
⁸ "Now, evening coming on, the lord of the vineyard is saying to his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them the wages, beginning from the last, to the first.'
⁹ "And, coming, those hired about the eleventh hour got a denarius apiece.
¹⁰ And, coming, the first infer that they will be getting more. And they also got a denarius apiece.
¹¹ Now, getting it, they murmured against the householder,
¹² saying, 'These last do one hour, and you make them equal to us who bear the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'
¹³ Yet he, answering one of them, said, 'Comrade, I am not injuring you! Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
¹⁴ Pick up what is yours and go away. Now I want to give to this last one even as to you.
¹⁵ Is it not allowed me to do what I want with that which is mine? Or is your eye wicked, seeing that I am good?'
¹⁶ Thus shall the last be first, and the first last."
¹⁷ Now Jesus, being about to go up into Jerusalem, took aside the twelve disciples privately. And on the road He said to them:
¹⁸ "Lo! we are going up into Jerusalem, and the Son of Mankind will be given up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will be condemning Him to death.
¹⁹ And they will be giving Him up to the nations, to scoff at and scourge and crucify. And the third day He will be roused."
²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons, worshiping and requesting something from Him.
²¹ Now He said to her, "What are you wanting?" She is saying to Him, "Say that these, my two sons, should be seated, one at Thy right and one at Thy left, in Thy kingdom."
²² Now answering, Jesus said, "You are not aware what you are requesting. Are you able to be drinking the cup which I am about to be drinking?" They are saying to Him, "We are able."
²³ He is saying to them, "My cup, indeed, you shall be drinking. Yet to be seated at My right and at My left is not Mine to give, but is for whom it has been made ready by My Father."
²⁴ And, hearing of it, the ten resent as to the two brothers.
²⁵ Now Jesus, calling them to Him, said, "You are aware that the chiefs of the nations are lording it over them, and the great are coercing them.
²⁶ Not thus is it to be among you. But whosoever may be wanting to become great among you, let him be your servant,
²⁷ and whoever may be wanting to be foremost among you, let him be your slave,
²⁸ even as the Son of Mankind came, not to be served, but to serve, and to give His soul a ransom for many."
²⁹ And at their going out from Jericho a vast throng follows Him.
³⁰ And lo! two blind men, sitting beside the road, hearing that Jesus is passing by, cry, saying, "Lord, be merciful to us! Son of David!"
³¹ Yet the throng rebukes them, that they should be silent. Yet they cry the louder, saying, "Lord, be merciful to us! Son of David!"
³² And, standing, Jesus summons them and said, "What are you wanting that I shall be doing to you?"
³³ They are saying to Him, "Lord, that our eyes may be opened!"
³⁴ Now, having compassion, Jesus touches their eyes, and immediately they receive sight and follow Him.

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