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& "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

& ~"When he had agreed with the laborers for a (The denarius was a day's wages) denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matt 20:3

& ~"And he went out about the (I.e. 9 a.m.) third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

Matt 20:4

& and to those he said, `You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' And {so} they went.

Matt 20:5

& ~"Again he went out about the (I.e. noon and 3 p.m.) sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

Matt 20:6

& ~"And about the (I.e. 5 p.m.) eleventh {hour} he went out and found others standing {around;} and he *said to them, `Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'

Matt 20:7

& ~"They *said to him, `Because no one hired us.' He *said to them, `You go into the vineyard too.'

Matt 20:8

& "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard *said to his foreman, `Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last {group} to the first.'

Matt 20:9

& ~"When those {hired} about the eleventh hour came, each one received a (The denarius was a day's wages) denarius.

Matt 20:10

& ~"When those {hired} first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

Matt 20:11

& ~"When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,

Matt 20:12

& saying, `These last men have worked {only} one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.'

Matt 20:13

& ~"But he answered and said to one of them, `Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Matt 20:14

& ~`Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.

Matt 20:15

& ~`Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?'

Matt 20:16

& ~"So the last shall be first, and the first last."

Matt 20:17

& As Jesus was about to go up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve {disciples} aside by themselves, and on the way He said to them,

Matt 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 death,

Matt 20:19

& and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify {Him,} and on the third day He will be raised up."

Matt 20:20

& Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to Jesus with her sons, bowing down and making a request of Him.

Matt 20:21

& And He said to her, "What do you wish?" She *said to Him, "Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left."

Matt 20:22

& But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They *said to Him, "We are able."

Matt 20:23

& He *said to them, "My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on {My} left, this is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father."

Matt 20:24

& And hearing {this,} the ten became indignant with the two brothers.

Matt 20:25

& But Jesus called them to Himself and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and {their} great men exercise authority over them.

Matt 20:26

& ~"It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

Matt 20:27

& and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;