Matthew 19–20

19^*And it came to pass, ^athat when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from ^bGalilee, and came ^cinto the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; ^2dAnd great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. ³The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man ^eto put away his wife for every cause? ⁴And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that ^fhe which made them at the beginning made them male and female, ⁵And said, ^gFor this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and ^hthey twain shall be one flesh? ⁶Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. ⁷They say unto him, ⁱWhy did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? ⁸He saith unto them, Moses because of the ^khardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. ^9lAnd I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. ¹⁰His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, ^mit is not good to marry. ¹¹But he said unto them, ⁿAll men cannot ^oreceive this saying, ^psave they to whom ^qit is given. ¹²For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, ^rwhich were made eunuchs of men: and ^sthere be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to ^oreceive it, let him receive it.

^13tThen were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for ^uof such is the kingdom of heaven. ¹⁵And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.

¹⁶And, behold, ^xone came and said unto him, Good ^yMaster, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? ¹⁷And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but ^zif thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. ¹⁸He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, ^aThou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, ^19bHonour thy father and thy mother: and, ^cThou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ²⁰The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? ²¹Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be ^dperfect, ^ego and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and ^fthou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. ²²But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

²³Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That ^ga rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. ²⁴And ^hagain I say unto you, It is easier for a ⁱcamel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. ²⁵When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? ²⁶But Jesus ^kbeheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but ^lwith God all things are possible.

²⁷Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have ^mforsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? ²⁸And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the ⁿregeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ^oye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, ^opjudging the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹And every one that hath ^mforsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. ³⁰But many that are ^qfirst shall be last; and the ^rlast shall be first.

20^aFor the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into ^aahis vineyard. ²And when he had agreed with the labourers for ^ba ^||penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. ³And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, ⁴And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. ⁵Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. ⁶And about the ^celeventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? ⁷They say unto him, ^dBecause no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. ⁸So ^ewhen even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his ^fsteward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. ⁹And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. ¹⁰But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. ¹¹And when they had received it, they murmured against ^gthe goodman of the house, ¹²Saying, These last ^||have ^hwrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and ⁱheat of the day. ¹³But he answered one of them, and said, ^jFriend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? ¹⁴Take ^jjthat thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. ^15kIs it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye ^levil, because I am ^mgood? ¹⁶So ⁿthe last shall be first, and the first last: ^ofor many be called, but few chosen.

^17pAnd Jesus ^ppgoing up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, ¹⁸Behold, ^qwe go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be ^rbetrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, ¹⁹And shall ^rdeliver him ^sto the Gentiles to ^tmock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and ^uthe third day he shall rise again.

^20wThen came to him the mother of ^xZebedee’s children with her sons, ^yworshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. ²¹And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons ^zmay sit, the one ^zzon thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. ²²But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of ^athe cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with ^bthe baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. ²³And he saith unto them, ^cYe 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, ^dbut it shall be given to them for whom it is ^eprepared of my Father. ²⁴And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. ²⁵But Jesus called them unto him, and said, ^fYe know that the princes of the Gentiles ^gexercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. ²⁶But it shall not be so among you: but ^hwhosoever will be great among you, let him be your ⁱminister; ²⁷And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: ²⁸Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, ^kbut to minister, and ^lto give his life a ransom for ^mmany.

²⁹ⁿAnd as they ⁿⁿdeparted from ^oJericho, a great multitude followed him. ³⁰And, behold, ^ptwo 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. ³¹And the multitude rebuked them, ^qbecause they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. ³²And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? ³³They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. ³⁴So Jesus had compassion on them, and ^rtouched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.