NASB — Matthew 20 — KJV

Laborers in the Vineyard

1 “For athe kingdom° of heaven° is like° Ia landowner° who° went° out early° in the morning° to hire° laborers° for his bvineyard°. 2 When he had agreed° with the laborers° for a Idenarius° for the day°, he sent° them into his vineyard°. 3 And he went° out about° the Ithird° hour° and saw° others° standing° idle° in the market° place°; 4 and to those° he said°, ‘You also° go° into the vineyard°, and whatever°° is right° I will give° you.’ And [so] they went°. 5 Again° he went° out about° the Isixth° and the ninth° hour°, and did° IIthe same° thing°. 6 And about° the Ieleventh° [hour] he went° out and found° others° standing° [around]; and he *said° to them, ‘Why° have you been standing° here° idle° all° day° long?’ 7 They *said° to him, ‘Because° no° one° hired° us.’ He *said° to them, ‘You go° into the vineyard° too°.’

[1] ILit a man, a landowner aMt 13:24 bMt 21:28, 33
[2] IThe denarius was a day’s wages
[3] II.e. 9 a.m.
[5] II.e. noon and 3 p.m. IILit similarly
[6] II.e. 5 p.m.

8“When aevening° came°, the Iowner° of the vineyard° *said° to his bforeman°, ‘Call° the laborers° and pay° them their wages°, beginning° with the last° [group] to the first°.’ 9 When° those° [hired] about° the eleventh° hour° came°, each° one° received° a Idenarius°. 10 When those° [hired] first° came°, they thought° that they would receive° more°; Ibut each° of them also° received° a denarius°. 11 When they received° it, they grumbled° at the landowner°, 12 saying°, ‘These° last° men° have worked° [only] one° hour°, and you have made° them equal° to us who° have borne° the burden° and the ascorching° heat° of the day°.’ 13 But he answered° and said° to one° of them, ‘aFriend°, I am doing° you no° wrong°; did you not agree° with me for a denarius°? 14 Take° what° is yours° and go°, but I wish° to give° to this° last° man° the same° as to you. 15 Is it not lawful° for me to do° what° I wish° with what° is my own°? Or° is your aeye° Ienvious° because° I am° IIgenerous°?’ 16 So° athe last° shall be first°, and the first° last°.”

[8] IOr lord aLv 19:13; Dt 24:15 bLk 8:3
[9] IThe denarius was a day’s wages
[10] ILit each one a denarius
[12] aJna 4:8; Lk 12:55; Jm 1:11
[13] aMt 22:12; 26:50
[15] ILit evil IILit good aDt 15:9; Mt 6:23; Mk 7:22
[16] aMt 19:30; Mk 10:31; Lk 13:30

Death, Resurrection Foretold

17aAs Jesus° was about° to go° up to Jerusalem°, He took° the twelve° [disciples] aside by themselves°, and on the way° He said° to them, 18 “Behold°, we are going° up to Jerusalem°; and the Son° of Man° awill be Idelivered° to the chief° priests° and scribes°, and they will condemn° Him to death°, 19 and awill hand° Him over to the Gentiles° to mock° and scourge° and crucify° [Him], and on bthe third° day° He will be raised° up.”

[17] aMt 20:17-19: Mk 10:32-34; Lk 18:31-33
[18] IOr betrayed aMt 16:21
[19] aMt 27:2; Ac 2:23; 3:13; 4:27; 21:11 bMt 16:21; 17:23; Lk 18:32f

Preferment Asked

20aThen° the mother° of bthe sons° of Zebedee° came° to IJesus with her sons°, cbowing° down° and making° a request° of Him. 21 And He said° to her, “What° do you wish°?” She *said° to Him, “Command° that in Your kingdom° these° two° sons° of mine° amay sit° one° on Your right° and one° on Your left°.” 22 But Jesus° answered°, “You do not know° what° you are asking°. Are you able° ato drink° the cup° that I am° about° to drink°?” They *said° to Him, “We are able°.” 23 He *said° to them, aMy cup° you shall drink°; but to sit° on My right° and on [My] left°, this° is not Mine° to give°, bbut it is for those for whom° it has been cprepared° by My Father°.”

[20] ILit Him aMt 20:20-28: Mk 10:35-45 bMt 4:21; 10:2 cMt 8:2
[21] aMt 19:28
[22] aIs 51:17, 22; Jr 49:12; Mt 26:39, 42; Lk 22:42; Jn 18:11
[23] aAc 12:2; Rv 1:9 bMt 13:11 cMt 25:34

24 ¶ And hearing° [this], the ten° became indignant° with the two° brothers°. 25 aBut Jesus° called° them to Himself and said°, “You know° that the rulers° of the Gentiles° lord° it over° them, and [their] great° men° exercise° authority° over° them. 26 It is not this° way° among° you, abut whoever°° wishes° to become° great° among° you shall be your servant°, 27 and whoever°° wishes° to be first° among° you shall be your slave°; 28 just° as athe Son° of Man° bdid not come° to be served°, but to serve°, and to give° His Ilife° a ransom° for many°.”

[25] aMt 20:25-28; Lk 22:25-27
[26] aMt 23:11; Mk 9:35; 10:43; Lk 22:26
[28] IOr soul aMt 8:20 bMt 26:28; Jn 13:13ff; 2Co 8:9; Php 2:7; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; He 9:28; Rv 1:5

Sight for the Blind

29aAs they were leaving° Jericho°, a large° crowd° followed° Him. 30 And two° blind° men° sitting° by the road°, hearing° that Jesus° was passing° by, cried° out, “Lord°, ahave° mercy° on us, bSon° of David°!” 31 The crowd° sternly° told° them to be quiet°, but they cried° out all° the more°, “Lord°, aSon° of David°, have° mercy° on us!” 32 And Jesus° stopped° and called° them, and said°, “What° do you want° Me to do° for you?” 33 They *said° to Him, “Lord°, [we want] our eyes° to be opened°.” 34 Moved° with compassion°, Jesus° touched° their eyes°; and immediately° they regained° their sight° and followed° Him.

[29] aMt 20:29-34: Mk 10:46-52; Lk 18:35-43; Mt 9:27-31
[30] aMt 9:27 bMt 20:31
[31] aMt 9:27


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Christ, by the similitude of the labourers in the vineyard, sheweth that God is debtor unto no man:

1Forº the² kingdomº of heavenº isºª like¹ unto² a manº [that is] an householder,º whichº went outºª early in the morningºº to hireºª labourersº intoº his¹² vineyard.º 2 Andº when he had agreedºª withº the² labourersº forº a pennyº a day,º he sentºª themº intoº his¹² vineyard.º 3 Andº he went outºª aboutº the² thirdº hour,º and sawºª othersº standingºª idleº inº the² marketplace,º 4 And said¹ª unto them;º² Goºª yeº alsoº intoº the² vineyard,º andº whatsoeverºº isºª rightº I will giveºª you.º Andº they² went their way.ºª 5 Againº he went outºª aboutº the sixthº andº ninthº hour,º and didºª likewise.º 6 Andº aboutº the² eleventhº hourº he went out,ºª and foundºª othersº standingºª idle,º andº saithºª unto them,º Whyº stand² ye¹ª hereº allº the² dayº idle?º 7 They sayºª unto him,º Becauseº no manº hath hiredºª us.º He saithºª unto them,º Goºª yeº alsoº intoº the² vineyard;º andº whatsoeverºº isºª right,º [that] shall ye receive.ºª 8 Soº when evenº was come,ºª the² lordº of the² vineyardº saith¹ª unto his¹² steward,º Callºª the² labourers,º andº giveºª themº [their] hire,º beginningºª fromº the² lastº untoº the² first.º 9 Andº when they cameºª that² [were hired] aboutº the² eleventhº hour,º they receivedºª every manº a penny.º 10 Butº when the² firstº came,ºª they supposedºª thatº they should have receivedºª more;º andº they² likewiseº receivedºª every manº¹ a penny.º 11 Andº when they had receivedºª [it], they murmuredºª againstº the² goodman of the house,º 12 ¹ Saying,ºª Theseº lastº have wroughtºª [but] oneº hour,º andº thou hast madeºª themº equalº unto us,º which¹ have borneºª the² burdenº andº heatº of the² day.º 13 Butº he² answeredºª oneº of them,º and said,ºª Friend,º I do¹ª thee¹ no¹ wrong:ºª²² didst¹ª notº thou agreeºª with meº for a penny?º 14 Takeºª [that] thineº [is], andº go thy way:ºª¹ I² willºª giveºª unto thisº last,º evenº asº unto thee.º 15 ¹ Is it not¹ lawfulºª² for meº to doºª whatº I willºªª withº mine own?ºº Isºª thineº eyeº evil,º becauseº Iº amºª good?º 16 Soº the² lastº shall beºª first,º andº the² firstº last:º forº manyº beºª called,º butº fewº chosen.º

[1] So 8:11; Is 5:1; Jr 25:3; Mt 3:2; 9:37; 13:24, 31, 33, 44, 47; 21:33; 22:2; 23:37; 25:1, 14; Mk 13:34; Jn 15:1; 1Co 15:58; He 13:21; 2P 1:5.
[2] Ex 19:5; Dt 5:27; 1S 2:18, 26; 3:1, 21; 16:11; 1K 3:6; 18:12; 2Ch 34:3; Ec 12:1; Mt 18:28; 20:13; 22:19; Lk 1:15; 10:35; 2Ti 3:15; Rv 6:6.
[3] Pv 19:15; Ezk 16:49; Mt 11:16; 20:6; Mk 15:25; Ac 2:15; 17:17; 1Ti 5:13; He 6:12.
[4] Mt 9:9; 21:23; Lk 19:7; Ro 6:16; 1Co 6:11; Col 4:1; 1Ti 1:12; Tit 3:8; 1P 1:13; 4:2.
[5] Gn 12:1; Jsh 24:2; 2Ch 33:12; Mt 27:45; Mk 15:33; Lk 23:44; Jn 1:39; 4:6; 11:9; Ac 3:1; 10:3, 9; He 11:24.
[6] Pv 19:15; Ec 9:10; Ezk 16:49; Lk 23:40; Jn 9:4; Ac 17:21; He 6:12.
[7] Ec 9:10; Mt 22:9; Lk 14:21; Jn 9:4; Ac 4:16; 17:30; Ro 10:14; 16:25; Ep 2:11; 3:5; 6:8; Col 1:26; He 6:10.
[8] Gn 15:2; 39:4; 43:19; Mt 13:39; 25:19, 31; Lk 10:7; 12:42; 16:1; Ro 2:6; 1Co 4:1; 2Co 5:10; Tit 1:7; He 9:28; 1P 4:10; Rv 20:11.
[9] Mt 20:2, 6; Lk 23:40; Ro 4:3; 5:20; Ep 1:6; 2:8; 1Ti 1:14.
[11] Lk 5:30; 15:2, 28; 19:7; Ac 11:2; 13:45; 22:21; 1Th 2:16; Jde 1:16.
[12] Is 58:2; Zc 7:3; Mal 1:13; 3:14; Lk 14:10; 15:29; 18:11; Ro 3:22, 27, 30; 9:30; 10:1; 11:5; 1Co 4:11; 2Co 11:23; Ep 3:6.
[13] Gn 18:25; Jb 34:8, 17; 35:2; 40:8; Mt 22:12; 26:50; Ro 9:14, 20.
[14] 2K 10:16, 30; Ezk 29:18; Mt 6:2, 6, 16; Lk 15:31; 16:25; Jn 17:2; Ro 3:4, 19.
[15] Ex 33:19; Dt 7:6; 15:9; 28:54; 1Ch 28:4; Pv 23:6; 28:22; Jr 27:5; Jna 4:1; Mt 6:23; 11:25; Mk 7:22; Jn 17:2; Ac 13:45; Ro 9:15; 11:5; 1Co 4:7; Ep 1:11; 2:1, 5; Jm 1:18; 5:9.
[16] Mt 7:13; 8:11; 19:30; 21:31; 22:14; Mk 10:31; Lk 7:47; 13:28; 14:24; 15:7; 17:17; Jn 12:19; Ro 5:20; 8:30; 9:30; 1Th 2:13; 2Th 2:13; Jm 1:23.

foretelleth his passion:

17 ¶ Andº Jesusº going upºª toº Jerusalemº tookºª the² twelveº disciplesº apartºº inº the² way,º andº saidºª unto them,º 18 Behold,ºª we go upºª toº Jerusalem;º andº the² Sonº of manº shall be betrayedºª unto the² chief priestsº andº unto the scribes,º andº they shall condemnºª himº to death,º 19 Andº shall deliverºª himº to the² Gentilesº to¹ mock,ºª andº to scourge,ºª andº to crucifyºª [him]: andº the² thirdº dayº he shall rise again.ºª

[17] Gn 18:17; Mt 13:11; 16:13; Mk 10:32; Lk 18:31; Jn 12:12; 15:15; Ac 10:41.
[18] Ps 2:1; 22:1; 69:1; Is 53:1; Dn 9:24; Mt 16:21; 17:22; 26:2, 66; 27:1; Mk 14:64; Lk 22:71; Ac 2:23; 4:27.
[19] Ps 22:7; 35:16; Is 26:19; 53:3; Ho 6:2; Mt 12:40; 16:21; 26:67; 27:2, 27; Mk 14:65; 15:1, 16, 29; Lk 23:1, 11; 24:46; Jn 18:28; 19:1; Ac 3:13; 1Co 15:3, 4.

by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teacheth his disciples to be lowly:

20 ¶ Thenº cameºª to himº the² motherº of Zebedee'sº childrenº withº her¹² sons,º worshippingºª [him], andº desiringºª a certain¹ thing¹² of² him.º 21 Andº he² saidºª unto her,º Whatº wilt² thou?¹ª She saithºª unto him,º Grantºª thatº theseº myº twoº sonsº may sit,ºª the oneº onº thyº right hand,º andº the otherº onº the left,º inº thyº kingdom.º 22 Butº Jesusº answeredºª and said,ºª Ye knowºª notº whatº ye ask.ºª Are ye ableºª to drinkºª of the² cupº thatº Iº shallºª drink² of,¹ª andº to be baptizedºª with the² baptismº thatº Iº am baptized² with?¹ª They sayºª unto him,º We are able.ºª 23 Andº he saithºª unto them,º Ye shall drinkºª indeedº of myº cup,º andº be baptizedºª with the² baptismº thatº Iº am baptized² with:¹ª butº to sitºª onº myº right hand,º andº onº myº left,º isºª notº mineº to give,ºª butº [it shall be given to them] for whomº it is preparedºª ofº myº Father.¹² 24 Andº when the² tenº heardºª [it], they were moved with indignationºª againstº the² twoº brethren.º 25 Butº Jesusº calledºª themº [unto him], and said,ºª Ye knowºª thatº the² princesº of the² Gentilesº exercise dominion² over¹ª them,º andº they that are greatº exercise authority² upon¹ª them.º 26 Butº it shall¹ª notº beºª soº amongº you:º butº whosoeverºº willºª beºª greatº amongº you,º let him beºª yourº minister;º 27 Andº whosoeverºº willºª beºª chiefº amongº you,º let him beºª yourº servant:º 28 Even asº the² Sonº of manº cameºª notº to be ministered unto,ºª butº to minister,ºª andº to giveºª his¹² lifeº a ransomº forº many.º 29 Andº as theyº departedºª fromº Jericho,º a greatº multitudeº followedºª him.º

[20] Mt 2:11; 4:21; 8:2; 14:33; 15:25; 27:56; 28:17; Mk 10:35; 15:40.
[21] 1K 2:19; 3:5; Es 5:3; Ps 45:9; 110:1; Jr 45:5; Mt 18:1; 19:28; 20:32; Mk 6:22; 10:36, 37, 51; 16:19; Lk 17:20; 18:41; 19:11; 22:24; Jn 15:7; Ac 1:6; Ro 8:34; 12:10; Col 3:1; Phm 1:2.
[22] Ps 75:3; Pv 16:18; Jr 25:15; Mt 26:35, 39, 42, 56; Mk 10:38, 39; 14:36; Lk 12:50; 22:42; Jn 18:11; Ro 8:26; Jm 4:3.
[23] Mt 25:34; Mk 10:40; Ac 12:2; Ro 8:17; 1Co 2:9; 2Co 1:7; Col 1:24; 2Ti 2:11; He 11:16; Rv 1:9.
[24] Pv 13:10; Mk 10:41; Lk 22:23; 1Co 13:4; Php 2:3; Jm 3:14; 4:1, 5; 1P 5:5.
[25] Dn 2:12, 37; 3:2, 15, 19; 5:19; Mt 11:29; 18:3; Mk 10:42; Lk 22:25; Jn 13:12.
[26] Ezk 24:13; Mt 23:8; 25:44; 27:55; Mk 9:35; 10:43, 45; Lk 14:7; 18:14; Jn 18:36; Ac 13:5; 2Co 1:24; 10:4; 2Ti 1:18; Phm 1:13; He 1:14; 1P 4:11; 5:3; 3Jn 1:9; Rv 13:11; 17:6.
[27] Mt 18:4; Mk 9:33; Lk 22:26; Ac 20:34; Ro 1:14; 1Co 9:19; 2Co 4:5; 11:5, 23; 12:15.
[28] Jb 33:24; Ps 49:7; Is 53:5, 8, 10; Dn 9:24; Mt 26:28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:27; Jn 10:15; 11:50; 13:4; Ro 3:24; 5:15; Ga 3:13; Ep 1:7; 5:2; Php 2:4; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; He 5:8; 9:28; 1P 1:18; 2:24; 3:18; 1Jn 2:2; Rv 1:5; 5:8.
[29] Mk 10:46; Lk 18:35.

and giveth two blind men their sight.

30 ¶ And,º behold,ºª twoº blind menº sittingºª by² the² way¹ side,¹² when they heardºª thatº Jesusº passed by,ºª cried out,ºª saying,ºª Have mercyºª on us,º O Lord,º [thou] Sonº of David.º 31 Andº the² multitudeº rebukedºª them,º becauseº they should hold their peace:ºª butº they² criedºª the more,º saying,ºª Have mercyºª on us,º O Lord,º [thou] Sonº of David.º 32 Andº Jesusº stood still,ºª and calledºª them,º andº said,ºª Whatº will² ye¹ª that I shall doºª unto you?º 33 They sayºª unto him,º Lord,º thatº ourº eyesº may be opened.ºª 34 Soº Jesusº had compassionºª [on them], and touchedºª theirº eyes:º andº immediatelyº theirº eyesº received sight,ºª andº they followedºª him.º

[30] Ps 146:8; Is 29:18; 35:5; 42:16, 18; 59:10; 61:1; Mt 9:27; 12:22, 23; 15:22; 21:9, 14; 22:42; Mk 10:46; Lk 4:18; 7:21; Jn 9:1; Ac 2:30; Ro 1:3.
[31] Gn 32:25; Mt 7:7; 15:23; 19:13; Lk 11:8; 18:1, 39; Col 4:2; 1Th 5:17.
[32] Ezk 36:37; Mt 20:21; Ac 10:29; Php 4:6.
[33] Ps 119:18; Ep 1:17.
[34] Ps 119:67, 71; 145:8; Mt 8:15; 9:29, 36; 14:14; 15:32; Mk 7:33; Lk 7:13; 18:43; 22:51; Jn 9:6; 11:33; Ac 26:18; He 2:17; 4:15; 1P 3:8.


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