Matthew 20

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 20 of 28

¹ For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a housemaster, who went out early in the morning to hire workers into his vineyard.

² And agreeing with the workers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

³ And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market.

Chapter Summary

1 Christ shows that God is debtor to no man: 20 by answering the mother of Zebedee’s children He teaches his disciples to be lowly.

ἀμπελών vineyard G290

ἐργάτης worker, laborer G2040

δηνάριον denarius, a day's wage G1220

λύτρον ransom G3083

διάκονος servant, minister G1249

σπλαγχνίζομαι moved with compassion G4697

Jesus

Teaches the parable of the vineyard, foretells His death, and heals two blind men near Jericho

Mother of Zebedee's Sons

Comes worshiping to ask that her two sons sit at Jesus' right and left in His kingdom

Sons of Zebedee

The two brothers (James and John) whose mother seeks places of honor for them

Two Blind Men

Sitting by the road near Jericho, they cry out, Son of David, and receive their sight

The Twelve Disciples

Taken aside on the way to Jerusalem to hear Jesus foretell His betrayal, death, and rising

Parable of the Vineyard Workers

Jesus tells a parable about workers hired at the eleventh hour who receive the exact same denarius wage as those who worked the entire day.

Matthew 20:1-16

Healing Two Blind Men at Jericho

Jesus stops outside Jericho and compassionately restores the sight of two blind men who cry out to Him as the Son of David.

Matthew 20:29-34

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