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Matthew 20
J.B. Phillips New Testament
Matthew 20
J.B. Phillips New Testament
But God’s generosity may appear unfair
20 1-7 “For the kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer going out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. He agreed with them on a wage of a silver coin a day and sent them to work. About nine o’clock he went and saw some others standing about in the market-place with nothing to do. ‘You go to the vineyard too,” he said to them, ‘and I will pay you a fair wage.’ And off they went. At about mid-day and again at about three o’clock in the afternoon he went and did the same thing. Then about five o’clock he went out and found some others standing about. ‘Why are you standing about here all day doing nothing?’ he asked them. ‘Because no one has employed us,’ they replied. ‘You go off into the vineyard as well, then,’ he said.
8-12 “When evening came the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the labourers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and ending with the first.’ So those who were engaged at five o’clock came up and each man received a silver coin. But when the first to be employed came they reckoned they would get more, but they also received a silver coin a man. As they took their money they grumbled at the farmer and said, ‘These last fellows have only put in one hour’s work and you’ve treated them exactly the same as us who have gone through all the hard work and heat of the day!’
13-15 “But he replied to one of them, ‘My friend, I’m not being unjust to you. Wasn’t our agreement for a silver coin a day? Take your money and go home. It is my wish to give the latecomers as much as I give you. May I not do what I like with what belongs to me? Must you be jealous because I am generous?’
16 “So, many who are the last now will be the first then and the first last.”
Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem
17-19 Then, as he was about to go up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke to them as they walked along. “Listen, we are now going up to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes—and they will condemn him to death. They will hand him over to the heathen to ridicule and flog and crucify. And on the third day he will rise again!”
20 At this point the mother of the sons of Zebedee arrived with her sons and knelt in front of Jesus to ask him a favour.
21 “What is it you want?” he asked her. “Please say that these two sons of mine may sit one on each side of you when you are king!” she said.
22 “You don’t know what it is you are asking,” replied Jesus. “Can you two drink what I have to drink?” “Yes, we can,” they answered.
23 “Ah, you will indeed ‘drink my drink’,” Jesus told them, “but as for sitting on either side of me, that is not for me to grant—that belongs to those for whom my Father has planned it.”
24 When the other ten heard of this incident they were highly indignant with the two brothers.
25-28 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them and that their great ones have absolute power? But it must not be so among you. No, whoever among you wants to be great must become the servant of you all, and if he wants to be first among you he must be your slave—just as the Son of Man has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life to set many others free.”
He restores sight to two blind men
29-31 A great crowd followed them as they were leaving Jericho, and two blind men who were sitting by the roadside, hearing that it was Jesus who was passing by, cried out, “Have pity on us, Lord, you Son of David!” The crowd tried to hush them up, but this only made them cry out more loudly still, “Have pity on us, Lord, you Son of David!”
32 Jesus stood quite still and called out to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 “Lord, let us see again!”
34 And Jesus, deeply moved with pity, touched their eyes. At once their sight was restored, and they followed him.
Matthew 20
New International Version
Matthew 20
New International Version
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B) 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went.
“He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
7 “‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.
“He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
8 “When evening came,(C) 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.’
9 “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble(D) against the landowner. 12 ‘These 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(E) of the day.’
13 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend.(F) Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(G)
16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”(H)
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(I)
17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 “We are going up to Jerusalem,(J) and the Son of Man(K) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(L) They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(M) and crucified.(N) On the third day(O) he will be raised to life!”(P)
A Mother’s Request(Q)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons(R) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(S) asked a favor of him.
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.”(T)
22 “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said to them. “Can you drink the cup(U) I am going to drink?”
“We can,” they answered.
23 Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink from my cup,(V) 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.”
24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant(W) with the two brothers. 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. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(X) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man(Y) did not come to be served, but to serve,(Z) and to give his life as a ransom(AA) for many.”
Two Blind Men Receive Sight(AB)
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David,(AC) have mercy on us!”
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!”
32 Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.
33 “Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”
34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.
Matthew 20
King James Version
Matthew 20
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.
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedees children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
29 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 out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.
32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Матей 20
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Матей 20
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Притча за работниците на лозето
20 Защото небесното царство прилича на стопанин, който излезе при зазоряване да наеме работници за лозето си.
2 И като се договори с работниците за по един динарий на ден, ги прати на лозето си.
3 И като излезе около третия час, видя други, че стояха на пазара ненаети;
4 и на тях каза: 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 им каза: Защо стоите тук цял ден без работа?
7 Те му казаха: Защото никой не ни е наел. Каза им: Идете и вие на лозето и каквото е право, ще получите.
8 Като се свечери, стопанинът на лозето каза на своя управител: Повикай работниците и им плати надницата, като започнеш от последните и свършиш с първите.
9 И така, дойдоха наетите около единадесетия час и получиха по един динарий.
10 А като дойдоха първите, мислеха си, че ще получат повече от един динарий, но и те получиха по един динарий.
11 И като получиха, зароптаха против стопанина, като казаха:
12 Тези, последните, работиха само един час; и пак си ги приравнил с нас, които понесохме теготата на деня и жегата.
13 А той отговори на един от тях: Приятелю, не те онеправдавам. Не се ли договори с мене за един динарий?
14 Вземи си своето и си иди; моята воля е да дам на този, последния, както и на тебе.
15 (A)Не ми ли е позволено да правя със своето богатство каквото искам? Или твоето око е завистливо[a], защото аз съм добър?
16 (B)Така последните ще бъдат първи, а първите – последни.
Трето предсказание за страданията и възкресението
17 (C)И когато Исус отиваше към Йерусалим, взе само дванадесетте ученици и по пътя им каза:
18 (D)Ето, изкачваме се към Йерусалим и Човешкият Син ще бъде предаден на главните свещеници и книжниците; и те ще Го осъдят на смърт
19 (E)и ще го предадат на езичниците, за да Му се подиграват, да Го бият и да Го разпънат; и на третия ден ще бъде възкресен.
Искането на Зеведеевите синове
20 (F)Тогава майката на Зеведеевите синове се приближи към Него заедно със синовете си, кланяше Му се и искаше нещо от Него.
21 (G)А Той каза: Какво искаш? Каза Му: Заповядай тези мои двама сина да седнат до Тебе в Твоето царство – единият отдясно, а другият отляво.
22 (H)А Исус отговори: 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? Казаха Му: Можем.
23 (I)Той им каза: Моята чаша наистина ще пиете и с кръщението, с което Аз се кръщавам, ще се кръстите, но да седнете отдясно и отляво на Мене не е Мое право да реша. То ще се даде на онези, за които е било приготвено от Моя Отец.
24 (J)А десетимата, като чуха това, възнегодуваха против двамата братя.
25 Но Исус ги повика и каза: Вие знаете, че князете на народите господаруват над тях и големците им властват над тях.
26 (K)Но между вас няма да бъде така; но който иска да стане големец между вас, ще ви бъде служител;
27 (L)и който иска да бъде пръв между вас, ще ви бъде слуга;
28 (M)също както и Човешкият Син не дойде да Му служат, но да служи и да даде живота Си откуп за мнозина.
Изцеляване на двама слепци в Йерихон
29 (N)И като излизаха от Йерихон, голямо множество вървеше след Него.
30 (O)И, ето, двама слепци, които седяха край пътя, като чуха, че Исус минавал, извикаха: Смили се над нас, Господи, Сине Давидов!
31 А народът ги мъмреше, за да млъкнат; но те още по-силно викаха: Смили се над нас, Господи, Сине Давидов!
32 И така, Исус се спря, повика ги и попита: Какво искате да направя за вас?
33 Казаха Му: Господи, да се отворят очите ни.
34 А Исус се смили и се допря до очите им; и те веднага прогледнаха и тръгнаха след Него.
Footnotes
- 20:15 От гр. глупаво.
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