Matthew 20
1599 Geneva Bible
20 1 Laborers hired into the vineyard. 15 The evil eye. 17 He foretelleth his passion. 20 Zebedee’s sons. 22 The cup. 28 Christ is our minister. 30 Two blind men.
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain [a]householder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire laborers into his vineyard.
2 And he [b]agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, and 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 my 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 he went about the [c]eleventh hour, and found others standing idle, and said unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They said unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He said to them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 ¶ And when even was come, the master of the vineyard said unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.
9 And they which were hired about the eleventh hour, came and received every man a penny.
10 Now when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more, but they likewise received every man a penny.
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the master 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 And he answered one of them, saying, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that which is thine own, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, as much as to thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do as I will with mine own? Is thine eye [d]evil, because I am good?
16 (A) So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many are called, but few chosen.
17 (B)[e]And Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 [f]Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief Priests, and unto the Scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
19 [g]And (C)shall deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him, but the third day he shall rise again.
20 (D)[h]Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
21 And he said unto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy kingdom.
22 And Jesus answered, and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to [i]drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the [j]baptism that I shall be baptized with? they said to him, We are able.
23 And he said unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism, that I am baptized with, but to sit at my right hand, and at my left hand, is [k]not mine to give: but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
24 (E)And when the other ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren.
25 Therefore Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the lords of the Gentiles have [l]domination over them, and they that are great, exercise authority over them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your servant.
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.
28 (F)Even as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life for the ransom of many.
29 ¶ (G)[m]And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
30 And behold, two blind men, sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried, saying, O Lord, the Son of David, have mercy on us.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, O Lord, the Son of David, have mercy on us.
32 Then Jesus stood still, and [n]called them, and said, What will ye that I should do to you?
33 They said to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 And Jesus moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:1 God is bound to no man, and therefore he calleth whomsoever and whensoever he listeth. This only every man ought to take heed of, and hereupon bestow his whole endeavor, that he go forward and come to the mark without all stopping or staggering, and not curiously to examine other men’s doings, or the judgments of God.
- Matthew 20:2 Word for word, fell in time: it is a kind of speech taken from song.
- Matthew 20:6 The last hour: for the day was twelve hours long, and the first hour began at the Sun rising.
- Matthew 20:15 Naught, that is, to say, dost thou envy at my goodness towards them? for the Hebrews by an evil eye, meant envy, because such dispositions appear chiefly in the eyes, as above in Matt. 6:23. It is set to answer the word, single, and is taken there for corrupt: for whereas he said there before, verse 22, If thine eye be single, he addeth in verse 23, but if thine eye be wicked, or corrupt, the word being the same in that place, as it is here.
- Matthew 20:17 Christ goeth to the cross necessarily, but yet willingly.
- Matthew 20:18 They that least ought, are the greatest persecutors of Christ.
- Matthew 20:19 The ignomy of the cross, is the sure way to the glory of everlasting life.
- Matthew 20:20 The manner of the heavenly kingdom is quite contrary to the earthly kingdom.
- Matthew 20:22 This is spoken by a figure, taking the cup, for that which is contained in the cup. And again the Hebrews understand by this word, Cup, sometime the manner of punishment which is rendered to sin, as Ps. 11:6, or the joy that is given to the faithful, as Ps. 23:5, and sometime a lot or condition, as Ps. 16:5.
- Matthew 20:22 This is applied to afflictions, as David commonly useth.
- Matthew 20:23 The almightiness of Christ his divinity is not shut out by this, but it showeth the debasing of himself by taking man’s nature upon him.
- Matthew 20:25 Somewhat sharply and roughly.
- Matthew 20:29 Christ by healing these blind men with an only touch, showeth that he is the only light of the world.
- Matthew 20:32 Himself, not by other men’s means.
Matthew 20
New American Standard Bible
Laborers in the Vineyard
20 “For (A)the kingdom of heaven is like [a]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his (B)vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a [b]denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the [c]third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4 and to those he said, ‘You go into the vineyard also, and whatever is right, I will give you.’ And so they went. 5 Again he went out about the [d]sixth and the ninth hour, and did [e]the same thing. 6 And about the [f]eleventh 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.’
8 “Now when (C)evening came, the [g]owner of the vineyard *said to his (D)foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, starting with the last group to the first.’ 9 When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a [h]denarius. 10 And so when those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; [i]but each of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day’s work and the (E)scorching heat.’ 13 But he answered and said to one of them, ‘(F)Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what is yours and go; but I want to give to this last person the same as to you. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is my own? Or is your (G)eye [j]envious because I am [k]generous?’ 16 So (H)the last shall be first, and the first, last.”
Death, Resurrection Foretold
17 (I)As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and on the road He said to them, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man (J)will be [l]handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, 19 and they (K)will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and flog and crucify, and on (L)the third day He will be raised up.”
Request for Preferred Treatment
20 (M)Then the mother of (N)the [m]sons of Zebedee came to [n]Jesus with her sons, (O)bowing down and making a request of Him. 21 And He said to her, “What do you desire?” She *said to Him, “Say that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine (P)shall sit, one at Your right, and one at Your left.” 22 But Jesus replied, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able (Q)to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.” 23 He *said to them, “(R)My cup you shall drink; but to sit at My right and at My left is not Mine to give, (S)but it is for those for whom it has been (T)prepared by My Father.”
24 And after hearing this, the other ten disciples became indignant with the two brothers. 25 (U)But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and [o]those in high position exercise authority over them. 26 It [p]is not this way among you, (V)but whoever wants to become [q]prominent among you shall be your servant, 27 and whoever desires to be first among you shall be your slave; 28 just as (W)the Son of Man (X)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His [r]life as a ransom for many.”
Sight for Those Who Are Blind
29 (Y)As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30 And two people who were blind, sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, (Z)have mercy on us, (AA)Son of David!” 31 But the crowd sternly warned them to be quiet; yet they cried out all the more, “Lord, (AB)Son 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.
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:1 Lit a man, a landowner
- Matthew 20:2 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
- Matthew 20:3 I.e., 9 a.m.
- Matthew 20:5 I.e., noon and 3 p.m.
- Matthew 20:5 Lit similarly
- Matthew 20:6 I.e., 5 p.m.
- Matthew 20:8 Or lord
- Matthew 20:9 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
- Matthew 20:10 Lit each one a denarius
- Matthew 20:15 Lit evil
- Matthew 20:15 Lit good
- Matthew 20:18 Or betrayed
- Matthew 20:20 I.e., the apostles James and John
- Matthew 20:20 Lit Him
- Matthew 20:25 Lit the great ones
- Matthew 20:26 One early ms shall not be
- Matthew 20:26 Lit great
- Matthew 20:28 Or soul
Матей 20
Bulgarian Bible
20 Защото небесното царство прилича на стопанин, който излезе при зазоряване да наеме работници за лозето си.
2 И като се погоди с работниците по един пеняз на ден, прати ги на лозето си.
3 И като излезе около третия час, видя други, че стояха на пазара празни;
4 и на тях рече: Идете и вие на лозето; и каквото е право ще ви дам. И те отидоха.
5 Пак, като излезе около шестия и около деветия час направи същото.
6 А, като излезе около единадесетия час, намери други че стоят, и каза им: Защо стоите тука цял ден празни?
7 Те му казаха: Защото никой не ни е условил. Каза им: Идете и вие на лозето, [и каквото е право ще получите].
8 Като се свечери, стопанинът на лозето каза на настойника си: Повикай работниците и плати им надницата, като почнеш от последните и следваш до първите.
9 И тъй, дойдоха условените около единадесетия час, и получиха по един пеняз.
10 А като дойдоха първите, мислеха си, че ще получат повече от един пеняз но и те получиха по един пеняз.
11 И като го получиха, зароптаха против стопанина, като казаха:
12 Тия последните иждивиха само един час; и пак си ги приравнил с нас, които понесохме теготата на деня и жегата.
13 А той в отговор рече на един от тях: Приятелю, не те онеправдавам. Не се ли погоди с мене за един пеняз?
14 Вземи си своето и иди си; моята воля е да дам на тоя последния както и на тебе.
15 Не ми ли е позволено да сторя със своето каквото искам? Или твоето око е завистливо*(Гръцки: Лошо.), защото аз съм добър?
16 Така последните ще бъдат първи, а първите последни.
17 И, когато възлизаше Исус за Ерусалим, взе дванадесетте ученици насаме, и по пътя им рече:
18 Ето, възлизаме за Ерусалим, и Човешкият Син ще бъде предаден на главните свещеници и книжници; и те ще Го осъдят на смърт,
19 и ще го предадат на езичниците, за да Му се поругаят, да Го бият и Го разпнат; и на третия ден ще бъде възкресен.
20 Тогава майката на Заведеевите синове се приближи при Него заедно със синовете си, кланяше Му се и искаше нещо от Него.
21 А Той й рече: Какво искаш? Каза Му: Заповядай тия мои двама сина да седнат, един отдясно Ти, а един от ляво Ти в Твоето царство.
22 А Исус в отговор рече: Не знаете какво искате. Можете ли да пиете чашата, която Аз имам да пия? [и да се кръстите с кръщението с което Аз се кръщавам?] Казват Му: Можем.
23 Той им рече: Моята чаша наистина ще пиете, [и с кръщението с което Аз се кръщавам, ще се кръстите]; но да седнете отдясно Ми и отляво Ми не е Мое да дам, а ще се даде на ония, за които е било приготвено от Отца Ми.
24 И десетимата като чуха това, възнегодуваха против двамата братя.
25 Но Исус ги повика и рече: Вие знаете, че управителите на народите господаруват над тях.
26 Но между вас не ще бъде така; но който иска да стане големец между вас, ще ви бъде служител;
27 и който иска да бъде пръв между вас, ще ви бъде слуга;
28 също както и Човешкият Син не дойде да Му служат, но да служи, и да даде живота Си откуп за мнозина.
29 И като излизаха от Ерихон, голямо множество отиваше подире Му.
30 И, ето, двама слепци, седящи край пътя, като чуха, че Исус минавал, извикаха казвайки: Смили се над нас, Господи Сине Давидов!
31 А народът ги смъмряше, за да млъкнат; но те още по-силно викаха, казвайки: Смили се за нас, Господи Сине Давидов!
32 И тъй, Исус се спря, повика ги и каза: Какво искате да ви сторя!
33 Казват Му: Господи, да се отворят очите ни.
34 А Исус се смили и се допря до очите им; и веднага прогледаха и тръгнаха подире Му.
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