1 For the kingdom of Heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.3 And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,4 and said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went.5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here idle all day?7 They said to him, Because no one hired us. He said to them, You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.8 So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.9 And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.10 But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the landowner,12 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.13 But he answered one of them and said, Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?14 Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?16 So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.17 And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them,18 Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death,19 and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.20 Then the mother of Zebedees sons came to Him with her sons, bowing and asking something from Him.21 And He said to her, What do you wish? She said to Him, Grant that these two sons of mine may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on the left, in Your kingdom.22 But Jesus answered and said, You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with? They said to Him, We are able.23 And He said to them, You will indeed drink My cup, and be immersed with the immersion that I am immersed with; but to sit on My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by My Father.24 And when the ten heard it, they were indignant about the two brothers.25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them.26 But it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave;28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.29 And as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.30 And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!31 And the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!32 And Jesus stood still and called them, and said, What do you want Me to do for you?33 They said to Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.34 So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.
1 The kyngdom of heuenes is lijc to an housbonde man, that wente out first bi the morewe, to hire werk men in to his vyneyerd.2 And whanne the couenaunt was maad with werk men, of a peny for the dai, he sente hem in to his vyneyerd.3 And he yede out aboute the thridde our, and say othere stondynge idel in the chepyng.4 And he seide to hem, Go ye also in to myn vynyerd, and that that schal be riytful, Y schal yyue to you.5 And thei wenten forth. Eftsoones he wente out aboute the sixte our, and the nynthe, and dide in lijk maner.6 But aboute the elleuenthe our he wente out, and foond other stondynge; and he seide to hem, What stonden ye idel here al dai?7 Thei seien to him, For no man hath hirid vs. He seith to hem, Go ye also in to my vyneyerd.8 And whanne euenyng was comun, the lord of the vyneyerd seith to his procuratoure, Clepe the werk men, and yelde to hem her hire, and bigynne thou at the laste til to the firste.9 And so whanne thei weren comun, that camen aboute the elleuenthe our, also thei token eueryche of hem a peny.10 But the firste camen, and demeden, that thei schulden take more, but thei token ech oon bi hem silf a peny;11 and in the takyng grutchiden ayens the hosebonde man, and seiden,12 These laste wrouyten oon our, and thou hast maad hem euen to vs, that han born the charge of the dai, and heete?13 And he answeride to oon of hem, and seide, Freend, Y do thee noon wrong; whether thou hast not acordid with me for a peny?14 Take thou that that is thin, and go; for Y wole yyue to this laste man, as to thee.15 Whether it is not leueful to me to do that that Y wole? Whether thin iye is wickid, for Y am good?16 So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.17 And Jhesus wente vp to Jerusalem, and took hise twelue disciplis in priuetee, and seide to hem, Lo!18 we goon vp to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to princis of prestis, and scribis; and thei schulen condempne him to deeth.19 And thei schulen bitake hym to hethene men, for to be scorned, and scourgid, and crucified; and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf.20 Thanne the modir of the sones of Zebedee cam to hym with hir sones, onourynge, and axynge sum thing of hym.21 And he seide to hir, What wolt thou? She seith to hym, Seie that thes tweyne my sones sitte, oon at thi riythalf, and oon at thi lefthalf, in thi kyngdom.22 Jhesus answeride, and seide, Ye witen not what ye axen. Moun ye drynke the cuppe which Y schal drynke? Thei seien to hym, We moun.23 He seith to hem, Ye schulen drinke my cuppe; but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf, it is not myn to yyue to you; but to whiche it is maad redi of my fadir.24 And the ten herynge, hadden indignacioun of the twei britheren.25 But Jhesus clepide hem to hym, and seide, Ye witen, that princis of hethene men ben lordis of hem, and thei that ben gretter, vsen power on hem.26 It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre; and who euer among you wole be the firste, he schal be youre seruaunt.28 As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye.29 And whanne thei yeden out of Jerico, miche puple suede him.30 And lo! twei blynde men saten bisydis the weie, and herden that Jhesus passide; and thei crieden, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.31 And the puple blamede hem, that thei schulden be stille; and thei crieden the more, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.32 And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem, and seide, What wolen ye, that Y do to you?33 Thei seien to him, Lord, that oure iyen be opened.34 And Jhesus hadde merci on hem, and touchide her iyen; and anoon thei sayen, and sueden him.