Matthew 20
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1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2He agreed to pay the workers one denarius for the day, and sent them to work in his vineyard.
3Around 9 a.m. he went out and saw others without work standing in the marketplace.
4‘Go and work in the vineyard too, and I'll pay you what's right,’ he told them. 5So they went to work. Around noon and 3 p.m. he went out and did the same thing. 6At 5 p.m. he went out and found others standing there. ‘Why are you standing around all day doing nothing?’ he asked them. 7‘Because nobody has hired us,’ they replied. ‘Go and work in the vineyard too,’ he told them.
8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his manager, ‘Call the workers in, and pay them their wages. Begin with the workers hired last and then move on to those hired first.’ 9When those who were hired at 5 p.m. came in, they each received one denarius. 10So when those who were hired first came in, they thought they would get more, but they also received one denarius. 11When they received their pay, they complained to the owner. 12‘Those who were hired last only worked for an hour, and you've paid them the same as us who worked the whole day in the burning heat,’ they grumbled.
13The owner answered one of them, ‘My friend, I haven't treated you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me to work for one denarius? 14Take your pay and go. I want to pay those who were hired last the same as I paid you. 15Can't I choose to do what I want with my own money? Why should you give me evil looks because I want to do good?’ 16In this way the last shall be first and the first shall be last.”
17On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples aside as they walked along and told them, 18“Look, we're going to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and religious teachers. They will condemn him to death 19and hand him over to the foreigners#20:19. Here referring to the Romans. to mock him, whip him, and crucify him. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.”
20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came with her two sons to Jesus. She kneeled down before him to make a request.
21“What is it you are asking me for?” Jesus said to her.
“Please appoint my sons to sit beside you in your kingdom, one on your right and the other on your left,” she asked.
22“You don't know what you're asking,” Jesus told them. “Are you able to drink the cup#20:22. Meaning the cup of suffering. I'm about to drink?”
“Yes, we are able to do that,” they told him.
23“You will certainly drink from my cup,” he said to them, “but the privilege to sit on my right or on my left isn't mine to give. My Father is the one who has decided who that will be.#20:23. Or “it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.””
24When the other ten disciples heard what they had asked, they were annoyed with the two brothers. 25Jesus called them together and told them, “You know that foreign rulers lord it over their subjects, and powerful leaders oppress them. 26It shall not be like that for you. Whoever among you wants to be the most important will be your servant. 27Whoever among you wants to be first will be like a slave. 28In the same way, the Son of man didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
29As they left Jericho, a huge crowd followed Jesus. 30Two blind men were sitting at the side of the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they called out, “Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David!” 31The crowd told them to be quiet, but they shouted even louder, “Have mercy on us, Lord, son of David!”
32Jesus stopped. He called them over, asking, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33“Lord, please make us able to see,” they replied.
34Jesus had pity on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed him.
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Matthew 20
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Laborers in the Vineyard
1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard. 2When he had agreed with the laborers for a #A day’s wage for a common laborer.denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3And he went out about the third hour (9:00 a.m.) and saw others standing idle in the market place; 4and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right (an appropriate wage).’ And they went. 5He went out about the sixth hour (noon) and the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.), and did the same thing. 6And about the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’ 7They answered him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He told them, ‘You go into the vineyard also.’
8 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last [to be hired] and ending with the first [to be hired].’ 9Those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) came and received a denarius each [a day’s wage]. 10Now when the first [to be hired] came, they thought they would get more; but each of them also received a denarius. 11When they received it, they protested and grumbled at the owner of the estate, 12saying, ‘These men who came last worked [only] one hour, and yet you have made them equal [in wages] to us who have carried [most of] the burden and [worked in] the scorching heat of the day.’ 13But the owner of the estate replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14Take what belongs to you and go, but I choose to give to this last man [hired] the same as I give to you. 15Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye #Lit evil because I am good?envious because I am generous?’ 16So those who are last [in this world] shall be first [in the world to come], and those who are first, last.”
Death, Resurrection Foretold
17As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve [disciples] aside, and along the way He said to them, 18“Listen carefully: we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court), and they will [judicially] condemn Him and sentence Him to death, 19and will hand Him over to the Gentiles (Roman authorities) to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and He will be raised [to life] on the third day.”
Preferred Treatment Asked
20Then [Salome] the #This woman is believed to be the sister of Jesus’ mother, Mary.mother of Zebedee’s children [James and John] came up to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down [in respect], asked a favor of Him. 21And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit [in positions of honor and authority] one on Your right and one on Your left.” 22But Jesus replied, “You do not realize what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup [of suffering] that I am about to drink?” They answered, “We are able.” 23He said to them, “You will drink My cup [of suffering]; but to sit on My right and on My left this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”
24And when the [other] ten heard this, they were resentful and angry with the two brothers. 25But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles have absolute power and lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them [tyrannizing them]. 26It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, 27and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your [willing and humble] slave; 28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”
Sight for the Blind
29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30And two blind men were sitting by the road, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David (Messiah)!” 31The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, Son of David (Messiah) have mercy on us!” 32Jesus stopped and called them, and asked, “What do you want Me to do for you?” 33They answered Him, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened.” 34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him [as His disciples].
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