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Matthew 20 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:1 - "For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:2 - After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:3 - And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the market place;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:4 - and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:5 - Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:6 - And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:7

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:8 - And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:9 - And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:10 - Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:11 - And on receiving it they grumbled at the householder,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:12 - saying, 'These last 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 Box Mat 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:13 - But he replied 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 Box Mat 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:14 - Take what belongs to you, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:15 - Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:16 - So the last will be first, and the first last."

Death, Resurrection Foretold

(Mar 10:32–34; Luk 18:31–34 )

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:17 - And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:19 - and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."

Preferment Asked

(Mar 10:35–45 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:20 - Then the mother of the sons of Zeb'edee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:21 - And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:23 - He said to them, "You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:24 - And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them to him 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 Box Mat 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:26 - It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:27 - and whoever would be first among you must be your slave;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:28 - even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Sight for the Blind

(Mar 10:46–52; Luk 18:35–43 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:29 - And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:31 - The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent; but they cried out the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:32 - And Jesus stopped and called them, saying, "What do you want me to do for you?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:33 - They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:34 - And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they received their sight and followed him.
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language: English

Availability: Freely available for non-commercial use provided that this header is included in its entirety with any copy distributed.

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