Matt. 20
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20:1
1For the kingdom of the heavens is like a
2man,
who is a householder, who went out early in the
3morning to hire
4workmen for his
5avineyard.
Matt. 20
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20:2
And having
1agreed with the workmen for a
2denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matt. 20
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20:3
And he went out about the
1third hour and saw others standing
2idle in the
3marketplace,
Matt. 20
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20:4
And to those he said, You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went.
Matt. 20
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20:5
And again he went out about the
1sixth and the
2ninth hour and did likewise.
Matt. 20
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20:6
And about the
1eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and said to them, Why have you been standing here all the day idle?
Matt. 20
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20:7
They said to him, Because
1no one has hired us. He said to them, You
2also go into the vineyard.
Matt. 20
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20:8
And when
1evening fell, the master of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning from the
2last ones to the first.
Matt. 20
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20:9
And when those
hired about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.
Matt. 20
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20:10
And when the
1first ones came, they supposed that they would receive more. And they themselves also received each a denarius.
Matt. 20
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20:11
And when they received
it, they murmured against the householder,
Matt. 20
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1Saying, These last ones worked one hour, and you have made them
2equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
Matt. 20
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But he answered
1one of them and said,
2aFriend, I am doing nothing unrighteous to you. Did you not
3agree with me for a denarius?
Matt. 20
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20:14
1Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last one even as I have given to you.
Matt. 20
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Is it not lawful for me to do what I
1wish with what is mine? Or is your eye
2evil because I am good?
Matt. 20
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20:16
Thus shall the
1alast be first and the first last.
3.
On the way to Jerusalem
20:17—21:11
a.
The third unveiling of the crucifixion and resurrection
20:17-19
Matt. 20
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20:17
aAnd as Jesus was going up to
bJerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside privately, and on the way He said to them,
Matt. 20
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20:18
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
1adeath,
Matt. 20
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20:19
And adeliver Him to the Gentiles to
bmock and to scourge and to
ccrucify Him, and on the
dthird day He will be raised.
b.
The throne of the kingdom and the cup of the cross
20:20-28
Matt. 20
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20:20
aThen the mother of the
1sons of
bZebedee came to Him with her sons, worshipping and asking something of Him.
Matt. 20
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20:21
And He said to her, What do you want? She said to Him, Say that these two sons of mine will
asit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your kingdom.
Matt. 20
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But Jesus answered and said
to them, You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to
1drink the
acup which I am about to drink? They said to Him, We are able.
Matt. 20
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20:23
He said to them, My cup you shall indeed
adrink, but to sit on My right and on My left, this is
1not Mine to give, but
it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.
Matt. 20
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20:24
And when the ten heard
this, they were indignant concerning the two brothers.
Matt. 20
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20:25
aBut Jesus called them to
Him and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great exercise authority over them.
Matt. 20
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20:26
It shall not be so among you; but whoever wants to become
agreat among you shall be your
1servant,
Matt. 20
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20:27
And whoever wants to be first among you shall be your
1aslave;
Matt. 20
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20:28
Just as the
aSon of
1Man did not come to be served, but to
bserve and to give His
2life as a
cransom for many.
c.
The healing of the two blind men
20:29-34
Matt. 20
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20:29
aAnd as they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed Him.
Matt. 20
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And behold, two
ablind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord,
1bSon of David!
Matt. 20
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And the crowd
arebuked them so that they would be silent, but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!
Matt. 20
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20:32
And Jesus, standing still, called them and said, What do you want Me to do for you?
Matt. 20
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20:33
They said to Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Matt. 20
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And Jesus, moved with
acompassion, touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed Him.
