1 F or the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning along with the dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

2 A fter agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 A nd going out about the third hour (nine o’clock), he saw others standing idle in the marketplace;

And having gone out about third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

4 A nd he said to them, You go also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will pay you. And they went.

and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.

5 H e went out again about the sixth hour (noon), and the ninth hour (three o’clock) he did the same.

Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.

6 A nd about the eleventh hour (five o’clock) he went out and found still others standing around, and said to them, Why do you stand here idle all day?

But about the eleventh, having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

7 T hey answered him, Because nobody has hired us. He told them, You go out into the vineyard also and you will get whatever is just and fair.

They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go also ye into the vineyard.

8 W hen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and ending with the first.

But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

9 A nd those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (five o’clock) came and received a denarius each.

And when they about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

10 N ow when the first came, they supposed they would get more, but each of them also received a denarius.

And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.

11 A nd when they received it, they grumbled at the owner of the estate,

And on receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

12 S aying, These who came last worked no more than an hour, and yet you have made them rank with us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.

saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.

13 B ut he answered one of them, Friend, I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

But he answering said to one of them, friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?

14 T ake what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this man hired last the same as I give to you.

Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:

15 A m I not permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Is your eye evil because I am good?

is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

16 S o those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last. For many are called, but few chosen.

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

17 A nd as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside along the way and said to them,

And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples with apart in the way, and said to them,

18 B ehold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes; and they will sentence Him to death

Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death;

19 A nd deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and whipped and crucified, and He will be raised on the third day.

and they will deliver him up to the nations to mock and to scourge and to crucify, and the third day he shall rise again.

20 T hen the mother of Zebedee’s children came up to Him with her sons and, kneeling, worshiped Him and asked a favor of Him.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, doing homage, and asking something of him.

21 A nd He asked her, What do you wish? She answered Him, Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit, one at Your right hand and one at Your left in Your kingdom.

And he said to her, What wilt thou? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand and one on thy left in thy kingdom.

22 B ut Jesus replied, You do not realize what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink and to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized ? They answered, We are able.

And Jesus answering said, Ye know not what ye ask. Can ye drink the cup which I am about to drink? They say to him, We are able.

23 H e said to them, You will drink My cup, but seats at My right hand and at My left are not Mine to give, but they are for those for whom they have been ordained and prepared by My Father.

he says to them, Ye shall drink indeed my cup, but to sit on my right hand and on left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared of my Father.

24 B ut when the ten heard this, they were indignant at the two brothers.

And the ten, having heard, were indignant about the two brothers.

25 A nd Jesus called them to Him and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men hold them in subjection.

But Jesus having called them to, said, Ye know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them.

26 N ot so shall it be among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant,

It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

27 A nd whoever desires to be first among you must be your slave—

and whosoever will be first among you, let him be your bondman;

28 J ust as the Son of Man came not to be waited on but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.

as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

29 A nd as they were going out of Jericho, a great throng accompanied Him.

And as they went out from Jericho a great crowd followed him.

30 A nd behold, two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, Lord, have pity and mercy on us, Son of David!

And lo, two blind men, sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

31 T he crowds reproved them and told them to keep still; but they cried out all the more, Lord, have pity and mercy on us, Son of David!

But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

32 A nd Jesus stopped and called them, and asked, What do you want Me to do for you?

And Jesus, having stopped, called them and said, What will ye that I shall do to you?

33 T hey answered Him, Lord, we want our eyes to be opened!

They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 A nd Jesus, in pity, touched their eyes; and instantly they received their sight and followed Him.

And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes had sight restored to them, and they followed him.