Thematic Bible
Matthew 20:1 (show verse)
"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Matthew 20:2 (show verse)
After agreeing to pay the workers one denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:3 (show verse)
When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.
Matthew 20:4 (show verse)
He told them, "You go into the vineyard, too, and I will pay you whatever is right.'
Matthew 20:5 (show verse)
So off they went. He went out again about noon and about three o'clock and did the same thing.
Matthew 20:6 (show verse)
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?'
Matthew 20:7 (show verse)
They told him, "Because no one has hired us.' He told them, "You go into the vineyard as well.'
Matthew 20:8 (show verse)
"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.'
Matthew 20:9 (show verse)
Those who were hired at five o'clock came, and each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 (show verse)
"When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.
Matthew 20:11 (show verse)
When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner,
Matthew 20:12 (show verse)
"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!'
Matthew 20:13 (show verse)
"But he told one of them, "Friend, I'm not treating you unfairly. You did agree with me for a denarius, didn't you?
Matthew 20:14 (show verse)
Take what is yours and go. I want to give this last man as much as I gave you.
Matthew 20:15 (show verse)
I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?'
Matthew 20:16 (show verse)
"In the same way, the last will be first, and the first will be last, because many are called, but few are chosen."
Matthew 20:17 (show verse)
When Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside and told them as they were walking along,
Matthew 20:18 (show verse)
"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.
Matthew 20:19 (show verse)
Then they will hand him over to unbelievers to be mocked, whipped, and crucified, but on the third day he will be raised."
Matthew 20:20 (show verse)
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.
Matthew 20:21 (show verse)
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."
Matthew 20:22 (show verse)
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."
Matthew 20:23 (show verse)
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."
Matthew 20:24 (show verse)
When the ten heard this, they became furious with the two brothers.
Matthew 20:25 (show verse)
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.
Matthew 20:26 (show verse)
That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be 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)
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."
Matthew 20:29 (show verse)
As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.
Matthew 20:30 (show verse)
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!"
Matthew 20:31 (show verse)
When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"
Matthew 20:32 (show verse)
Jesus stopped and called them, saying, "What do you want me to do for you?"
Matthew 20:33 (show verse)
They told him, "Lord, we want to be able to see!"
Matthew 20:34 (show verse)
Then Jesus, deeply moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and at once they could see again. So they followed him.