{"id":1965,"date":"2014-11-03T02:21:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat20\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:21:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:21:12","slug":"mat20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat20\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 20<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man <span class=\"add\">that is<\/span> an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> shall ye receive. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them <span class=\"add\">their<\/span> hire, beginning from the last unto the first. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And when they came that <span class=\"add\">were hired<\/span> about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Saying, These last have wrought <span class=\"add\">but<\/span> one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Take <span class=\"add\">that<\/span> thine <span class=\"add\">is,<\/span> and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify <span class=\"add\">him:<\/span> and the third day he shall rise again. <\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then came to him the mother of Zebedee\u2019s children with her sons, worshipping <span class=\"add\">him,<\/span> and desiring a certain thing of him.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he said unto her, <span class=\"wj\">What wilt thou?<\/span> She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But Jesus answered and said, <span class=\"wj\">Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?<\/span> They say unto him, We are able.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he saith unto them, <span class=\"wj\">Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but <span class=\"add\">it shall be given to them<\/span> for whom it is prepared of my Father. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And when the ten heard <span class=\"add\">it,<\/span> they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span>But Jesus called them <span class=\"add\">unto him,<\/span> and said, <span class=\"wj\">Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V27\">27\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V28\">28\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V29\">29\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V30\">30\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, <span class=\"add\">thou<\/span> Son of David.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V31\">31\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, <span class=\"add\">thou<\/span> Son of David.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V32\">32\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, <span class=\"wj\">What will ye that I shall do unto you? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V33\">33\u00a0<\/a><\/span>They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V34\">34\u00a0<\/a><\/span>So Jesus had compassion <span class=\"add\">on them,<\/span> and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Matthew Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat25\">25<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat26\">26<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat27\">27<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/mat28\">28<\/a>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 1\u00a0 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2\u00a0 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3\u00a0 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4\u00a0 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5\u00a0 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 6\u00a0 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? 7\u00a0 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. 8\u00a0 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. 9\u00a0 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10\u00a0 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. 11\u00a0 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, 12\u00a0 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 13\u00a0 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 14\u00a0 Take that thine is,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-1965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newconvenant","tag-matthew"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3472,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965\/revisions\/3472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}