The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard
1 "For the kingdom of heaven is similar to a farmer who went out early one morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
1 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.
1 “For (A)the kingdom of heaven is like (a)a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his (B)vineyard.
1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(A)
1 "The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 When he had agreed with the workers [on wages] for the usual farm laborer's pay for a day's work, he [then] sent them to work in his vineyard. [Note: The coin mentioned here would amount to $60-$84 in 1994, based on $5-$7 an hour for a twelve hour day. This coin also forms the basis for calculating all other monetary references in the New Testament].
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a (b)denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
2 After agreeing with the workers on one denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
2 After agreeing to pay the workers one denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 He went out about nine o'clock in the morning and saw other unemployed laborers standing [around] in the open shopping market.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
3 When he went out about nine in the morning,(a) he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
3 When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.
4 He said to them, 'You men also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So, they went to work.
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
4 and to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ And so they went.
4 To those men he said, ‘You also go to my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.
4 He told them, "You go into the vineyard, too, and I will pay you whatever is right.'
6 [Finally] he went out [once more] at about five o'clock in the afternoon and found [still] other men standing around. He said, 'Why have you been standing around all day and not working?'
6 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?
6 And about the (f)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?’
6 Then about five(c) he went and found others standing around,(d) and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’
6 About five o'clock he went out and found some others standing around. He asked them, "Why are you standing here all day long without work?'
7 They replied, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You men also may go to work in my vineyard.'
7 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.
7 They *said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He *said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
7 They told him, "Because no one has hired us.' He told them, "You go into the vineyard as well.'
8 And when evening came the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers [in] and pay them their wages, beginning with the last [one hired, then] to the first.'
8 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.
8 “When (C)evening came, the (g)owner of the vineyard *said to his (D)foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last group to the first.’
8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and give them their pay,(B) starting with the last and ending with the first.’(f)
8 "When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his manager, "Call the workers and give them their wages, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'
9 So, when those hired about five o'clock in the afternoon came in, each one received the usual pay for one full day's work. [See note on verse 2].
9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
9 Those who were hired at five o'clock came, and each received a denarius.
10 Then when those who were hired first came [to get paid], they expected to receive more money [than those hired later], but each one received the usual pay for one full day's work also.
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
10 When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; (i)but each of them also received a denarius.
10 So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.
10 "When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.
11 And when they received it, they complained to the farmer,
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
11 When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,
11 When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner:
11 When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner,
12 saying, 'These men [you hired] last have worked only one hour and you gave them wages equal to ours when we carried the heaviest load of the day's work and [put up with] the scorching heat [all day long].'
12 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.
12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the (E)scorching heat of the day.’
12 ‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!’(C)
12 "These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'
13 But he answered one of them, saying, 'Friend, I have not done anything wrong to you. Did you not agree with me to accept the usual pay for one full day's work?
13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
13 But he answered and said to one of them, ‘(F)Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius?
13 “He replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius?(D)
13 "But he told one of them, "Friend, I'm not treating you unfairly. You did agree with me for a denarius, didn't you?
14 Take what belongs to you and go on your way. I want to give this last person [hired] the same wages I gave you.
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
14 Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
14 Take what’s yours and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
14 Take what is yours and go. I want to give this last man as much as I gave you.
15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my own money? Or, is it that your eye is envious because I choose to be so generous?'
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your (G)eye (j)envious because I am (k)generous?’
15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my business?(h) Are you jealous(i) because I’m generous?’(j)(E)
15 I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?'
16 So, the [person who seems to be] last will be first [i.e., in importance and blessings], but the [person who seems to be] first will [end up] being last."
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
16 "In the same way, the last will be first, and the first will be last, because many are called, but few are chosen."
Jesus Predicts His Death And Resurrection A Third Time
17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem He took the twelve apostles aside. As they traveled along He said to them,
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
17 (I)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,
17 While going up to Jerusalem,(G) Jesus took the 12 disciples aside privately and said to them on the way:
17 When Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and told them as they were walking along,
18 "Now look, we are going up to Jerusalem and [while there] the Son of man will be turned over to the leading priests and experts in the law of Moses. They will condemn Him to death,
18 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,
18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man (J)will be (l)delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death,
18 “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death.(H)
18 "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the high priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death.
19 and turn Him over to the [unconverted] Gentiles, who will mock, whip and crucify Him; then on the third day He will be raised up."
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
19 and (K)will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on (L)the third day He will be raised up.”
19 Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles(I) to be mocked, flogged,(l) and crucified, and He will be resurrected(m) on the third day.”
19 Then they will hand him over to unbelievers to be mocked, whipped, and crucified, but on the third day he will be raised."
A Request By The Mother Of James And John
20 Then the mother of Zebedee's sons [i.e., James and John] came to Jesus with her sons and, bowing down in reverence before Him, made a request of Him.
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
20 (M)Then the mother of (N)the sons of Zebedee came to (m)Jesus with her sons, (O)bowing down and making a request of Him.
20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons.(J) She knelt down to ask Him for something.(K)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.
21 He responded to her, "What would you like me to do for you?" She answered, "Appoint my two sons to sit at your right side and at your left in your [coming] kingdom."
21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? 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.
21 And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine (P)may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”
21 “What do you want?” He asked her.“Promise,”(n) she said to Him, “that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right and the other on Your left, in Your kingdom.”(L)
21 He asked her, "What do you want?" She told him, "Promise that in your kingdom these two sons of mine will sit on your right and on your left."
22 But Jesus replied to her, "You [really] do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup [i.e., of suffering] that I am about to drink?" They [i.e., James, John and their mother. See Mark 10:35ff] answered, "[Yes] we are able to."
22 But Jesus answered and said, 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? They say unto him, We are able.
22 But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able (Q)to drink the cup that I am about to drink?” They *said to Him, “We are able.”
22 But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking. Are you able to drink the cup(o) that I am about to drink?”(p)(M)“We are able,” they said to Him.
22 Jesus replied, "You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink from the cup that I'm going to drink from?" They told him, "We can."
23 He said to them, "Indeed you will drink my cup [of suffering]. But it is not my prerogative to appoint who sits at my right side and at my left, but rather these places are for those to whom it has been assigned by my Father."
23 And he saith unto them, 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 it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.
23 He *said to them, “(R)My cup you shall drink; but to sit on My right and on My left, this is not Mine to give, (S)but it is for those for whom it has been (T)prepared by My Father.”
23 He told them, “You will indeed drink My cup.(q) But to sit at My right and left is not Mine to give; instead, it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.”(N)
23 He told them, "You will indeed drink from my cup. But it's not up to me to grant you a seat at my right hand or at my left. These positions have already been prepared for others by my Father."
24 When the other ten apostles heard this, they became very upset with the two brothers.
24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
24 And hearing this, the ten became indignant with the two brothers.
24 When the 10 disciples heard this, they became indignant with the two brothers.
24 When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.
25 Then Jesus called all the apostles to Him and said, "You are aware that rulers among the [unconverted] Gentiles lord it over their own people and their important men domineer over them [as well].
25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
25 (U)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.
25 But Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and the men of high position exercise power over them.
25 But Jesus called the disciples and said, "You know that the rulers of the unbelievers lord it over them and their superiors act like tyrants over them.
26 But it will not be this way among you, for whoever would like to become important among you will become your servant.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
26 It is not this way among you, (V)but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant,
26 It must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(O)
26 That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
27 And whoever would like to be first [in prominence] among you will be your slave.
27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
27 and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave;
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave;
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.
28 Even so, the Son of man did not come to be served [by others] but to be the servant [of others], and to sacrifice His life as a ransom price to purchase many people [i.e., back from Satan]."
28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
28 just as (W)the Son of Man (X)did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His (n)life a ransom for many.”
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,(P) and to give His life—a ransom for many.”(Q)
28 That's the way it is with the Son of Man. He did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."
Two Blind Men Healed At Jericho
30 Just then, two blind men sitting along side of the road heard that Jesus was passing by that way. [So], they shouted out, "Lord, take pity on us, son of David."
30 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, thou Son of David.
30 And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, (Z)have mercy on us, (AA)Son of David!”
30 There were two blind men sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”
30 When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"
31 The crowd spoke harshly to them, telling them to be quiet, but they shouted all the more, "Lord, have pity on us, son of David."
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
31 The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, (AB)Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31 The crowd told them to keep quiet, but they cried out all the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!”(S)
31 When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"
32 Then Jesus stopped, and calling to them, said, "What do you want me to do for you?"
32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
32 And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
32 Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
32 Jesus stopped and called them, saying, "What do you want me to do for you?"
34 Jesus felt deep pity for them, so He touched their eyes and immediately their sight was restored, and they became [His] followers.
34 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.
34 Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed Him.
34 Then Jesus, deeply moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and at once they could see again. So they followed him.