20:1 'For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 1 , 'For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard.
20:2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 2 , He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
20:3 'About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 3 , 'About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
20:4 He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 4 , He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'
20:5 So they went. 'He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 5 , So they went. 'He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
20:6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 6 , About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?'
20:7 ''Because no one has hired us,' they answered. 'He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 7 , ''Because no one has hired us,' they answered. 'He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'
20:8 'When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 8 , 'When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.'
20:9 'The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 9 , 'The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
20:10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 10 , So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.
20:11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 11 , When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.
20:12 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 12 , 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'
20:13 'But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius?
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 13 , 'But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius?
20:14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 14 , Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you.
20:15 Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 15 , Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
20:16 'So the last will be first, and the first will be last.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 16 , 'So the last will be first, and the first will be last.'
20:17 Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them,
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 17 , Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and said to them,
20:18 'We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 18 , 'We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death
20:19 and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 19 , and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. On the third day he will be raised to life!'
20:20 Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 20 , Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him.
20:21 'What is it you want?' he asked. She said, 'Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 21 , 'What is it you want?' he asked. She said, 'Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom.'
20:22 'You don't know what you are asking,' Jesus said to them. 'Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?' 'We can,' they answered.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 22 , 'You don't know what you are asking,' Jesus said to them. 'Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?' 'We can,' they answered.
20:23 Jesus said to them, 'You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 23 , Jesus said to them, 'You will indeed drink from my cup, but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father.'
20:24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 24 , When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
20:25 Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 25 , Jesus called them together and said, 'You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them.
20:26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 26 , Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
20:27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 27 , and whoever wants to be first must be your slave--
20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 28 , just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
20:29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 29 , As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.
20:30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 30 , Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
20:31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 31 , The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, 'Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'
20:32 Jesus stopped and called them. 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 32 , Jesus stopped and called them. 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.
20:33 'Lord,' they answered, 'we want our sight.'
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 33 , 'Lord,' they answered, 'we want our sight.'
20:34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
The NIV Book of Matthew , Chapter 20 , Verse 34 , Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
