Matthew 20

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 'Now the kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner going out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard.	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 He made an agreement with the workers for one denarius a day and sent them to his vineyard.	2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 Going out at about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place	3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 and said to them, "You go to my vineyard too and I wil give you a fair wage."	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 So they went. At about the sixth hour and again at about the ninth hour, he went out and did the same.	5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 Then at about the eleventh hour he went out and found more men standing around, and he said tothem, "Why have you been standing here idle all day?"	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 "Because no one has hired us," they answered. He said to them, "You go into my vineyard too."	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 In the evening, the owner of the vineyard said to his bailiff, "Call the workers and pay them theirwages, starting with the last arrivals and ending with the first."	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 So those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came forward and received one denarius each.	9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
10 When the first came, they expected to get more, but they too received one denarius each.	10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11 They took it, but grumbled at the landowner saying,	11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12 "The men who came last have done only one hour, and you have treated them the same as us,though we have done a heavy day's work in al the heat."	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.
13 He answered one of them and said, "My friend, I am not being unjust to you; did we not agree on onedenarius?	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 your earnings and go. I choose to pay the lastcomer as much as I pay you.	14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Have I no right to do what I like with my own? Why should you be envious because I am generous?"	15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 Thus the last wil be first, and the first, last.'	16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
17 Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, and on the road he took the Twelve aside by themselves and saidto them,	17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 'Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man is about to be handed over to the chiefpriests and scribes. They wil condemn him to death	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 will hand him over to the gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified; and on the third dayhe wil be raised up again.'	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 the mother of Zebedee's sons came with her sons to make a request of him, and bowed low;	20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
21 and he said to her, 'What is it you want?' She said to him, 'Promise that these two sons of mine maysit one at your right hand and the other at your left in your kingdom.'	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 Jesus answered, 'You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going todrink?' They replied, 'We can.'	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 He said to them, 'Very wel ; you shal drink my cup, but as for seats at my right hand and my left,these are not mine to grant; they belong to those to whom they have been al otted by my Father.'	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 When the other ten heard this they were indignant with the two brothers.	24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
25 But Jesus cal ed them to him and said, 'You know that among the gentiles the rulers lord it over them,and great men make their authority felt.	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 Among you this is not to happen. No; anyone who wants to become great among you must be yourservant,	26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
27 and anyone who wants to be first among you must be your slave,	27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 just as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'	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.
29 As they left Jericho a large crowd fol owed him.	29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 And now there were two blind men sitting at the side of the road. When they heard that it was Jesuswho was passing by, they shouted, 'Lord! Have pity on us, son of David.'	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 crowd scolded them and told them to keep quiet, but they only shouted the louder, 'Lord!Have pity on us, 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 Jesus stopped, cal ed them over and said, 'What do you want me to do for you?'	32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
33 They said to him, 'Lord, let us have our sight back.'	33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 Jesus felt pity for them and touched their eyes, and at once their sight returned and they fol owedhim.	34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.