Matthew 20

About Matthew Matthew presents Jesus as the promised Messiah and King, with his teaching, miracles, death and resurrection.

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.SelectedMatthew 20:1Ask

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.SelectedMatthew 20:2Ask

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,SelectedMatthew 20:3Ask

And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.SelectedMatthew 20:4Ask

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.SelectedMatthew 20:5Ask

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?SelectedMatthew 20:6Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:7Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:8Ask

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.SelectedMatthew 20:9Ask

But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.SelectedMatthew 20:10Ask

And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,SelectedMatthew 20:11Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:12Ask

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?SelectedMatthew 20:13Ask

Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.SelectedMatthew 20:14Ask

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?SelectedMatthew 20:15Ask

So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.SelectedMatthew 20:16Ask

And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,SelectedMatthew 20:17Ask

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,SelectedMatthew 20:18Ask

And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.SelectedMatthew 20:19Ask

Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.SelectedMatthew 20:20Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:21Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:22Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:23Ask

And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.SelectedMatthew 20:24Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:25Ask

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;SelectedMatthew 20:26Ask

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:SelectedMatthew 20:27Ask

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.SelectedMatthew 20:28Ask

And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.SelectedMatthew 20:29Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:30Ask

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.SelectedMatthew 20:31Ask

And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?SelectedMatthew 20:32Ask

They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.SelectedMatthew 20:33Ask

So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.SelectedMatthew 20:34Ask

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