M’Cheyne Bible Reading Plan

20 ¹ For the kingdom of the heavens is like a man who is a house-master, who went out together-with early-morning to hire workers into his vineyard. ² And having made-an-agreement with the workers for a denarius^[a] for the day, he sent them out into his vineyard. ³ And having gone out around the third^[b] hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace. ⁴ And to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever may be right’. ⁵ And the ones went. And again having gone out around the sixth and the ninth hour, he did similarly. ⁶ And having gone out around the eleventh^[c] hour, he found others standing there. And he says to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle the whole day? ⁷ They say to him, ‘Because no one hired us’. He says to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard’. ⁸ And having become evening, the master of the vineyard says to his manager^[d], ‘Call the workers, and pay them the wages— beginning from the last ones, up to the first ones’. ⁹ And having come, the ones hired around the eleventh hour received a denarius apiece. ¹⁰ And having come, the first ones thought that they would receive more. And they also themselves received the denarius apiece. ¹¹ And having received it, they were grumbling against the house-master, ¹² saying, ‘These last ones did one hour, and you made them equal to us— the ones having borne the burden of the day and the burning-heat’. ¹³ But the one, having responded, said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not make-an-agreement with me for a denarius? ¹⁴ Take what is yours and go. But I want to give to this last one as I also gave to you. ¹⁵ Or is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my things? Or is your eye^[e] evil because I am good?’ ¹⁶ Thus the last ones will be first, and the first ones, last”.

Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection For The Third Time

¹⁷ And while going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took aside the twelve disciples privately and said to them on the road, ¹⁸ “Behold— we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be handed-over to the chief priests and scribes. And they will condemn Him to death, ¹⁹ and will hand Him over to the Gentiles so that they might mock and whip and crucify Him. And He will be raised on the third day”.

Two Disciples Jockey For Position In The Kingdom. Jesus Says, It Is Not Mine To Give

²⁰ Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Him with her sons^[f], prostrating-herself and asking something from Him. ²¹ And the One said to her, “What do you want?” She says to Him, “Say that these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right side and one on Your left side in Your kingdom”. ²² But having responded, Jesus said, “You^[g] do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink?” They say to Him, “We are able”. ²³ He says to them, “You will drink My cup— but the sitting on My right side and on the left side, this is not Mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by My Father”.

Whoever Wants To Be First Shall Be Your Slave. Even I Came To Serve

²⁴ And having heard-of it, the ten were indignant about the two brothers. ²⁵ But Jesus, having summoned them, said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles are lording-over^[h] them, and the great ones are exercising-authority-over^[i] them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to be first among you shall be your slave— 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”.

Two Blind Men Appeal To The Messiah For Their Sight, And Are Healed

²⁹ And while they were proceeding out from Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. ³⁰ And behold— two blind men sitting beside the road, having heard that Jesus was going by, cried-out saying, “Have-mercy-on us, Master, Son of David!” ³¹ But the crowd rebuked them in order that they might keep-silent. But the ones cried out louder, saying, “Have mercy on us, Master, Son of David!” ³² And having stopped, Jesus called them and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” ³³ They say to Him, “Master— that our eyes might be opened!” ³⁴ And having felt-deep-feelings [of compassion], Jesus touched their eyes. And they immediately saw-again. And they followed Him.

After The Uproar, Paul Departs For Jerusalem Through Macedonia And Greece

20 And after the uproar ceased, Paul— having sent for the disciples and having encouraged them, having said-farewell— went forth to proceed^[a] to Macedonia. ² And having gone^[b] through those regions, and having encouraged them with much speaking, he came to Greece^[c]. ³ And having done three^[d] months there, a plot having been made against him by the Jews while he was about to put-to-sea for Syria— he became of a mind that he should be returning through Macedonia^[e]. ⁴ And Sopater, son of Pyrrhus, a Berean, was accompanying him; and Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians; and Gaius, a Derbean; and Timothy; and Tychicus and Trophimus, Asians. ⁵ But these^[f], having gone ahead, were awaiting us^[g] in Troas. ⁶ And we sailed-off from Philippi after the days of the Feast of Unleavened-Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days, where we spent seven days.

While Paul Is Speaking In Troas, Eutychus Falls To His Death, And Is Raised

⁷ And on the first day of the week, we having been gathered together to break bread, Paul was speaking to them, being about to go away on the next day. And he was extending the message until midnight. ⁸ And there were many lamps in the upper-room where we had been gathered-together. ⁹ And a certain young-man, Eutychus by name, sitting on the window [sill], was being carried-away by a deep sleep while Paul was speaking further. Having been carried-away by the sleep, he fell down from the third floor, and was picked-up dead. ¹⁰ But having gone down, Paul fell upon him, and having embraced him, said, “Do not be thrown-into-a-commotion, for his life is in him!” ¹¹ And Paul ^[h] having gone up, and having broken the bread and eaten and having conversed for a considerable time, until daybreak— in this manner he departed. ¹² And they brought the boy [along]^[i] alive. And they were not moderately comforted.

In His Hurry To Reach Jerusalem By Pentecost, Paul Sails By Ephesus To Miletus

¹³ And we, having gone ahead to the ship, put-to-sea for Assos, intending from there to pick-up Paul. For thus having arranged it, he was intending to go-on-foot^[j]. ¹⁴ And as he was meeting us in Assos, having picked him up, we came to Mitylene. ¹⁵ And having sailed-away from there on the following day, we arrived opposite Chios. And on another day we crossed-over to Samos. And on the next day, we came to Miletus. ¹⁶ For Paul had determined to sail-by Ephesus so that it might not happen to him that he lose-time in Asia. For he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem— if it might be possible for him— the day of Pentecost.

Paul Exhorts Elders From Ephesus: You Know How I Served The Lord Among You

¹⁷ But having sent from Miletus^[k] to Ephesus, he summoned the elders of the church. ¹⁸ And when they came to him, he said to them, “You know, from the first day from which I set-foot in Asia, how I was^[l] with you the whole time— ¹⁹ serving the Lord with all humblemindedness and tears and trials (the ones having happened to me by the plots of the Jews); ²⁰ how^[m] I in no way drew-back from the things being profitable^[n] so as not to declare them to you and teach you in public and from house-to-house, ²¹ while solemnly-testifying both to Jews and to Greeks as to the repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. ²² And now, behold— having been bound in my spirit^[o], I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will meet^[p] me in it, ²³ except that the Holy Spirit is solemnly-warning me in each city, saying that imprisonment and afflictions are awaiting me. ²⁴ But I am making my life of no account^[q] as to value to myself so-as to finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus— to solemnly-testify to the good-news about the grace of God.

Take Heed To Yourselves And To Shepherd The Flock. For Wolves Are Coming

²⁵ “And now, behold— I know that you all, among whom I went-about proclaiming the kingdom, will no longer see^[r] my face. ²⁶ Therefore, I am bearing-witness to you on this very day that I am clean of the blood of everyone. ²⁷ For I did not draw back so as not to declare the whole purpose^[s] of God to you. ²⁸ Take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock among which the Holy Spirit placed^[t] you as overseers— to shepherd the church of God which He obtained with His own^[u] blood. ²⁹ I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. ³⁰ And men will rise-up from you yourselves, speaking things having been perverted, that they might be drawing-away the disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore keep-watching, remembering that night and day for three years I did not cease admonishing each one of you with tears. ³² And as to the things now, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace being able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all the ones having been sanctified.

I Did Not Serve You For Money

³³ “I coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one. ³⁴ You know that these hands served my own needs, and the people being with me. ³⁵ In all respects, I showed you that laboring in this manner, it-is-necessary^[v] to help the ones being weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus— that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to be giving than to be receiving’”.

Paul Departs Amid Prayer And Weeping

³⁶ And having said these things, having put-down his knees with them all, he prayed. ³⁷ And there was much weeping from everyone. And having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him, ³⁸ suffering-pain especially over the statement which he had spoken— that they were no longer going see his face. And they were accompanying him to the ship.