Matthew 20–22

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.

21And ^awhen they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to ^bBethphage, unto ^cthe mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, ²Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. ³And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. ^4dAll this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, ^5eTell ye the daughter of Sion, ^fBehold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. ⁶And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, ⁷And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him ^gthereon. ⁸And a very great multitude ^hspread their garments in the way; others ⁱcut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. ⁹And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, ^kHosanna to the Son of David: ^lBlessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; ^kHosanna ^min the highest. ¹⁰ⁿAnd when he was come into Jerusalem, ^oall the city was moved, saying, Who is this? ¹¹And the multitude said, This is Jesus ^pthe prophet of ^qNazareth of Galilee.

^12rAnd Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the ^stables of the ^tmoneychangers, and the seats of them that sold ^udoves, ¹³And said unto them, It is written, ^xMy house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it ^ya den of ^yythieves. ¹⁴And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. ¹⁵And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, ^zHosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, ¹⁶And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, ^aOut of the mouth of ^bbabes and sucklings thou hast ^cperfected praise? ¹⁷And he left them, and went out of the city into ^dBethany; and he lodged there.

^18eNow in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. ¹⁹And when he saw ^†a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. ^20fAnd when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! ²¹Jesus answered and said unto them, ^gVerily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and ^hdoubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto ⁱthis mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. ²²And ^kall things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

^23lAnd when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, ^mBy what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? ²⁴And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. ²⁵The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they ^mreasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? ²⁶But if we shall say, Of men; ⁿwe fear the people; for all hold John as ^oa prophet. ²⁷And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. ^28pBut what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day ^qin my vineyard. ²⁹He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he ^rrepented, and went. ³⁰And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. ³¹Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the ^spublicans and the ^tharlots go into the kingdom of God before you. ³²For John came unto you ^uin the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the ^xpublicans and the harlots ^xbelieved him: and ye, when ye had seen it, ^qrepented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

³³Hear another parable: ^yThere was a certain householder, which planted ^za vineyard, and ^ahedged it round about, and ^adigged a winepress in it, and ^abuilt a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and ^bwent into a far country: ³⁴And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, ^cthat they might receive the fruits of it. ³⁵And the husbandmen took his servants, and ^dbeat one, and ^ekilled another, and ^fstoned another. ³⁶Again, he sent ^gother servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. ³⁷But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will ^hreverence my son. ³⁸But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is ⁱthe heir; come, ^jlet us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. ^39kAnd they caught him, and cast him ^lout of the vineyard, and slew him. ⁴⁰When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? ⁴¹They say unto him, ^mHe will miserably destroy those wicked men, ⁿand will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. ⁴²Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, ^oThe stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? ⁴³Therefore say I unto you, ^pThe kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. ⁴⁴And whosoever ^qshall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall…