The Gospel According to St. Matthew

⭑ Literal Standard Version :: World English Bible Catholic ⭑

- Chapter 20 -

“For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,

and having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle,

and to these he said, Go—also you—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

and they went away. Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle and says to them, Why have you stood here idle all day?

They say to him, Because no one hired us; he says to them, Go—you also—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous you will receive.

And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last—to the first.

And they of about the eleventh hour having come, each received a denarius.

And the first having come, supposed that they will receive more, and they received, they also, each a denarius,

and having received [it], they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

that, These, the last, worked one hour, and you made them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day—and the heat.

And he answering said to one of them, Friend, I do no unrighteousness to you; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Take that which is yours, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to you;

is it not lawful to me to do what I will in my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?

So the last will be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.”

The Third Prediction of the Passion

(Mark 10:32–34; Luke 18:31–34)

And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way and said to them,

“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day He will rise again.”

A Mother’s Request

(Mark 10:35–45)

Then came near to Him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, prostrating and asking something from Him,

and He said to her, “What do you will?” She says to Him, “Say that they may sit—these two sons of mine—one on Your right hand and one on the left, in Your kingdom.”

And Jesus answering said, “You have not known what you ask for yourselves; are you able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? And with the immersion that I am immersed with, to be immersed?” They say to Him, “We are able.”

And He says to them, “Of My cup indeed you will drink, and with the immersion that I am immersed with you will be immersed; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but—to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”

And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

and Jesus having called them near, said, “You have known that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and those [who are] great exercise authority over them,

but not so will it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your servant;

and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give His life [as] a ransom for many.”

The Blind Men by the Road

(Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)

And they going forth from Jericho, there followed Him a great multitude,

and behold, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus passes by, cried, saying, “Deal kindly with us, Lord—Son of David.”

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, “Deal kindly with us Lord—Son of David.”

And having stood, Jesus called them and said, “What do you will [that] I may do to you?”

They say to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened”;

and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius (a) a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

He went out about the third hour, (b) and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.

Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, (c) and did likewise.

About the eleventh hour (d) he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’

“They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’

“When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’

“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’

“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?

Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.

Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The Third Prediction of the Passion

(Mark 10:32–34; Luke 18:31–34)

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”

A Mother’s Request

(Mark 10:35–45)

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.

He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”

But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”

He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.

But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be (e) your servant.

Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

The Blind Men by the Road

(Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)

As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

Jesus stood still and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”

They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.

Footnotes

(a)20:2 A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labor.

(b)20:3 Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about 9:00 a.m.

(d)20:6 p.m.

(e)20:26 TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be”