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Matthew 20 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Laborers in the Vineyard

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“For the kingdom of heaven is like [fn]a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:2 - “Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a [fn]denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:3 - “And he went out about the [fn]third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:5 - “Again he went out about the [fn]sixth and the ninth hour, and did [fn]the same thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:6 - “And about the [fn]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?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:7 - “They *said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He *said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’

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“Now when evening came, the [fn]owner of the vineyard *said to his [fn]foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:9 - “And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a [fn]denarius.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:10 - “And when those hired first came, they supposed that they would receive more; [fn]but each of them also received a denarius.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:11 - “Now when they received it, they were grumbling at the landowner,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:12 - saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:14 - ‘Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 - ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye [fn]envious because I am [fn]generous?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:16 - “So the last shall be first, and the first last.”

Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection

(Mar 10:32–34; Luk 18:31–34 )

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And 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,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:18 - “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to mock and flog and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.”

A Request for Status

(Mar 10:35–45 )

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus answered and said, “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.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.”

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:26 - “It is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:27 - and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:28 - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His [fn]life a ransom for many.”

Sight for the Blind

(Mar 10:46–52; Luk 18:35–43 )

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And as they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus *was passing by, cried out, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - But the crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, saying, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:32 - And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33 - They *said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes be opened.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:34 - And moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.
See the LSB Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
LSB Footnotes
Lit a man, a landowner
A Roman silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
9 a.m.
Noon and 3 p.m.
Lit similarly
5 p.m.
Or lord
Or manager, cf. Matt 27:32
A Roman silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
Lit each one a denarius
Lit evil
Lit good
Or soul
*
See the LSB Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.
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