马太福音 20:1-16
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
葡萄园工人的比喻
20 耶稣接着说:“因为天国就像一个园主清早去外面请工人到他的葡萄园做工。 2 他跟工人讲好一天的工钱是一个银币,然后派他们去葡萄园。
3 “大约上午九点钟,园主出去看见一些人站在街市上无所事事, 4 就对他们说,‘你们到我的葡萄园来工作吧,我会给你们合理的工钱。’
5 “他们便去了。正午和下午三点钟,他又出去继续请人到葡萄园做工。 6 到了下午五点钟的时候,他再次出去,看见还有人闲站在那里,就问他们,‘为什么你们整天站在这里无所事事呢?’ 7 他们回答说,‘因为没有人雇用我们。’园主说,‘你们也到我的葡萄园来吧!’
8 “到了傍晚,园主对工头说,‘叫工人来领工钱吧,最晚来的先领,最先来的后领。’
9 “下午五点来的工人每人得了一个银币。 10 最早来的工人来领的时候,以为必定可以多得一点工钱,谁知也各得一个银币。
11 “他们拿着工钱满腹牢骚地对园主说, 12 ‘那些最晚来的人只工作了一小时,而我们在烈日之下辛苦了一整天,怎么会领同样的工钱呢?’
13 “园主对他们当中的一个人说,‘朋友,我并没有欠你呀!我们不是讲好付你一个银币吗? 14 拿着你的工钱走吧。我给那后来的和你一样的工钱,是我愿意。 15 难道我不可随意使用自己的钱吗?因为我慷慨,你就眼红吗?’ 16 因此,为首的将要殿后,殿后的将要为首。”
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Matthew 20:1-16
King James Version
20 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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