Matthew 20

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.