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1 “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a  *1 a day, he sent them into his
vineyard. 3 He went out about the *2 and saw
others standing idle in the marketplace. 4 To them he said, ‘You*3 and did
likewise. 6 About the *4 he went out, and found others standing
idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you7 “They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
“He said to them, ‘You
9 “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each
received a denarius. 10 When the first came, they supposed that they would
receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius. 11 When they
received it, they murmured against the master of the household, 12 saying,
‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have
borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
13 “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t
you agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take that which is yours, and go your
way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you. 15 Isn’t
it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil,
because I am good?’ 16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For
many are called, but few are chosen.” 17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.” 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him. 21 He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in your kingdom.”
22 But Jesus answered, “You They said to him, “We are able.”
23 He said to them, “You 24 When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
25 But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You 29 As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30 Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!” 31 The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
32 Jesus stood still, and called them, and asked, “What do you 33 They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” 34 Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.
1 A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labor. 2 Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about 9:00 AM. 3 noon and 3:00 P. M. 4 5:00 PM 5 TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be”
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