Thematic Bible
Matthew 20:1 (show verse)
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
Matthew 20:2 (show verse)
Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:3 (show verse)
And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
Matthew 20:4 (show verse)
and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went.
Matthew 20:5 (show verse)
Again he went out about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.
Matthew 20:6 (show verse)
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'
Matthew 20:7 (show verse)
They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.'
Matthew 20:8 (show verse)
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.'
Matthew 20:9 (show verse)
And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 (show verse)
So when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 20:11 (show verse)
And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,
Matthew 20:12 (show verse)
saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'
Matthew 20:13 (show verse)
But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
Matthew 20:14 (show verse)
Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.
Matthew 20:15 (show verse)
Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
Matthew 20:16 (show verse)
So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
Matthew 20:17 (show verse)
Now as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
Matthew 20:18 (show verse)
"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death,
Matthew 20:19 (show verse)
and deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."
Matthew 20:20 (show verse)
Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to him with her sons and, kneeling down, asked something of him.
Matthew 20:21 (show verse)
And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."
Matthew 20:22 (show verse)
But Jesus answered, "You do not know what you are asking for. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They said to him, "We are able."
Matthew 20:23 (show verse)
He said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
Matthew 20:24 (show verse)
And when the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
Matthew 20:25 (show verse)
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.
Matthew 20:26 (show verse)
Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.
Matthew 20:27 (show verse)
And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave
Matthew 20:28 (show verse)
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Matthew 20:29 (show verse)
And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him.
Matthew 20:30 (show verse)
And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Matthew 20:31 (show verse)
The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be quiet; but they cried out all the more, "Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!"
Matthew 20:32 (show verse)
And Jesus stopped and called them, saying, "What do you want me to do for you? "
Matthew 20:33 (show verse)
They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."
Matthew 20:34 (show verse)
And Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.