KJ3 Literal Translation
Matthew 20
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.
1For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a housemaster, who went out early in the morning to hire workers into his vineyard.
2And agreeing with the workers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market.
4And he said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever may be just. And they went.
5Again, going out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.
6And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here idle all day?
7They said to him, Because no one has hired us. He said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever may be just.
8But evening having come, the Lord of the vineyard said to his overseer, Call the workers and pay them the wage, beginning from the last ones to the first ones.
9And the ones having come the eleventh hour each received a denarius.
10And having come, the first supposed that they would receive more. And they also each received a denarius.
11And having received it, they murmured against the housemaster,
12saying, These last have performed one hour, and you have made them equal to us, the ones having borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.
13But answering, he said to one of them, Friend, I do not wrong you. Did you not agree to a denarius with me?
14Take yours and go. But I desire to give to this last as also to you.
15Or is it not lawful for me to do what I desire with my things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?
16So the last shall be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few chosen.
17And going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples aside in the way, and said to them,
18Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be given over to the chief priests and scribes. And they will condemn Him to death.
19And they will give Him over to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.
20Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came near to Him, along with her sons, worshiping, and asking something from Him.
21And He said to her, What do you desire? She said to Him, Say that these two sons of mine may sit one at Your right, and one at Your left in Your kingdom.
22But answering, Jesus said, You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup which I am about to drink, and to be baptized with the baptism with which I am to be baptized? They said to Him, We are able.
23And He said to them, Indeed you shall drink My cup, and you shall be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized; but to sit at My right and at My left hand is not Mine to give, but to those for whom it was prepared by My Father.
24And hearing, the ten were indignant about the two brothers.
25But having called them to Himself, Jesus said, You know that the rulers of the nations exercise lordship over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them.
26But it will not be so among you. But whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
27And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your servant;
28Even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.
29And as they were going out from Jericho, a great crowd followed Him.
30And, behold, two blind ones sitting beside the way, hearing that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!
31But the crowd rebuked them, that they be quiet. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!
32And stopping, Jesus called them, and said, What do you desire that I do to you?
33They said to Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
34And being moved with compassion Jesus touched their eyes. And instantly their eyes saw again, and they followed Him.
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