Matthew 20

1 ’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,YLT — Matthew 20:1

2 and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.YLT — Matthew 20:2

3 ’And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,YLT — Matthew 20:3

4 and to these he said, Go ye — also ye — to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;YLT — Matthew 20:4

5 and they went away. ‘Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.YLT — Matthew 20:5

6 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?YLT — Matthew 20:6

7 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.YLT — Matthew 20:7

8 ’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.YLT — Matthew 20:8

9 And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.YLT — Matthew 20:9

10 ’And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,YLT — Matthew 20:10

11 and having received [it], they were murmuring against the householder, saying,YLT — Matthew 20:11

12 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.YLT — Matthew 20:12

13 ’And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?YLT — Matthew 20:13

14 take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;YLT — Matthew 20:14

15 is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?YLT — Matthew 20:15

16 So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.’YLT — Matthew 20:16

17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,YLT — Matthew 20:17

18 ’Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,YLT — Matthew 20:18

19 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:19

20 Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,YLT — Matthew 20:20

21 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:21

22 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:22

23 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:23

24 And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,YLT — Matthew 20:24

25 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,YLT — Matthew 20:25

26 but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;YLT — Matthew 20:26

27 and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;YLT — Matthew 20:27

28 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:28

29 And they going forth from Jericho, there followed him a great multitude,YLT — Matthew 20:29

30 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:30

31 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.’YLT — Matthew 20:31

32 And having stood, Jesus called them, and said, ‘What will ye [that] I may do to you?’YLT — Matthew 20:32

33 they say to him, ‘Sir, that our eyes may be opened;’YLT — Matthew 20:33

34 and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.YLT — Matthew 20:34