Matthew 20
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“\+w For|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1519"\+w* Kingdom \+w of|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w Heaven|strong="G3772"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w like|strong="G3664"\+w* \+w a|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w man|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w who|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w was|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1519"\+w* master \+w of|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w a|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w household|strong="G3617"\+w*, \+w who|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w went|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w out|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w early|strong="G4404"\+w* \+w in|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w morning|strong="G4404"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w hire|strong="G3409"\+w* \+w laborers|strong="G2040"\+w* \+w for|strong="G1063"\+w* \+w his|strong="G1519"\+w* vineyard.
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\+w When|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w he|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w had|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w agreed|strong="G4856"\+w* \+w with|strong="G3326"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w laborers|strong="G2040"\+w* \+w for|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w a|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w denarius|strong="G1220"\+w*\+w a|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w day|strong="G2250"\+w*, \+w he|strong="G1161"\+w* sent \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w into|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w his|strong="G1438"\+w* vineyard.
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\+w He|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w went|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w out|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w about|strong="G4012"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w third|strong="G5154"\+w* \+w hour|strong="G5610"\+w*,\+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w saw|strong="G3708"\+w* \+w others|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w standing|strong="G2476"\+w* idle \+w in|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1722"\+w* marketplace.
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\+w He|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w said|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w*, ‘\+w You|strong="G5210"\+w* \+w also|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w go|strong="G5217"\+w* \+w into|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* vineyard, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w whatever|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w right|strong="G1342"\+w* \+w I|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w will|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w give|strong="G1325"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w*.’ \+w So|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w they|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w went|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w their|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w way|strong="G5217"\+w*.
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\+w Again|strong="G3825"\+w* \+w he|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w went|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w out|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w about|strong="G4012"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w sixth|strong="G1623"\+w* \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w ninth|strong="G1766"\+w* \+w hour|strong="G5610"\+w*,\+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w did|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w likewise|strong="G5615"\+w*.
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\+w About|strong="G4012"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w eleventh|strong="G1734"\+w* hour\+w he|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w went|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w out|strong="G1831"\+w* \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w found|strong="G2147"\+w* \+w others|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w standing|strong="G2476"\+w* idle. \+w He|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w said|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w*, ‘\+w Why|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w do|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w you|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w stand|strong="G2476"\+w* \+w here|strong="G5602"\+w* \+w all|strong="G3650"\+w* \+w day|strong="G2250"\+w* idle?’
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“\+w They|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w said|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w him|strong="G3588"\+w*, ‘\+w Because|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w no|strong="G3762"\+w* \+w one|strong="G3762"\+w* \+w has|strong="G3762"\+w* \+w hired|strong="G3409"\+w* \+w us|strong="G3004"\+w*.’
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“\+w When|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w evening|strong="G3798"\+w* \+w had|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w come|strong="G1096"\+w*, \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w lord|strong="G2962"\+w* \+w of|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* vineyard \+w said|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w his|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w manager|strong="G2012"\+w*, ‘\+w Call|strong="G2564"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w laborers|strong="G2040"\+w* \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w pay|strong="G3408"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w their|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w wages|strong="G3408"\+w*, \+w beginning|strong="G4413"\+w* \+w from|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w last|strong="G2078"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w first|strong="G4413"\+w*.’
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“\+w When|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w those|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w who|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w were|strong="G3588"\+w* hired \+w at|strong="G4012"\+w* \+w about|strong="G4012"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w eleventh|strong="G1734"\+w* \+w hour|strong="G5610"\+w* \+w came|strong="G2064"\+w*, \+w they|strong="G2532"\+w* each \+w received|strong="G2983"\+w* \+w a|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w denarius|strong="G1220"\+w*.
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\+w When|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w first|strong="G4413"\+w* \+w came|strong="G2064"\+w*, \+w they|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w supposed|strong="G3543"\+w* \+w that|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w they|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w would|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w receive|strong="G2983"\+w* \+w more|strong="G4119"\+w*; \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w they|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w likewise|strong="G2532"\+w* each \+w received|strong="G2983"\+w* \+w a|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w denarius|strong="G1220"\+w*.
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\+w When|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w they|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w received|strong="G2983"\+w* \+w it|strong="G1161"\+w*, \+w they|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w murmured|strong="G1111"\+w* \+w against|strong="G2596"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1161"\+w* master \+w of|strong="G2596"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w household|strong="G3617"\+w*,
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\+w saying|strong="G3004"\+w*, ‘\+w These|strong="G3778"\+w* \+w last|strong="G2078"\+w* \+w have|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w spent|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w one|strong="G1520"\+w* \+w hour|strong="G5610"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w you|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w have|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w made|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w equal|strong="G2470"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w us|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w who|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w have|strong="G2532"\+w* borne \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* burden \+w of|strong="G2250"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w day|strong="G2250"\+w* \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w scorching|strong="G2742"\+w* \+w heat|strong="G2742"\+w*!’
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“\+w But|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w he|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w answered|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w one|strong="G1520"\+w* \+w of|strong="G1520"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w*, ‘\+w Friend|strong="G2083"\+w*, \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1473"\+w* doing \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w no|strong="G3756"\+w* wrong. Didn’\+w t|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w agree|strong="G4856"\+w* \+w with|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w for|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w a|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w denarius|strong="G1220"\+w*?
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\+w Take|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w that|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w which|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w is|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w yours|strong="G4771"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w go|strong="G5217"\+w* \+w your|strong="G4674"\+w* \+w way|strong="G5217"\+w*. \+w It|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w is|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1325"\+w* \+w desire|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w give|strong="G1325"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w this|strong="G3778"\+w* \+w last|strong="G2078"\+w* \+w just|strong="G5613"\+w* \+w as|strong="G5613"\+w* much \+w as|strong="G5613"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w*.
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Isn’\+w t|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w it|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w lawful|strong="G1832"\+w* \+w for|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w me|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w do|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w what|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w want|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w with|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w what|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w own|strong="G1699"\+w*? \+w Or|strong="G2228"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w your|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w eye|strong="G3788"\+w* \+w evil|strong="G4190"\+w*, \+w because|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w good|strong="G3756"\+w*?’
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\+w So|strong="G3779"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w last|strong="G2078"\+w* \+w will|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w be|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w first|strong="G4413"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w first|strong="G4413"\+w* \+w last|strong="G2078"\+w*. \+w For|strong="G2532"\+w* many \+w are|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w called|strong="G3588"\+w*, \+w but|strong="G2532"\+w* few \+w are|strong="G1510"\+w* chosen.”
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As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
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“\+w Behold|strong="G2400"\+w*, \+w we|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w are|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w going|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w up|strong="G3860"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w Jerusalem|strong="G2414"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w Son|strong="G5207"\+w* \+w of|strong="G5207"\+w* \+w Man|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w will|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w be|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w delivered|strong="G3860"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w chief|strong="G2532"\+w* priests \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w scribes|strong="G1122"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w they|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w will|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w condemn|strong="G2632"\+w* \+w him|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w death|strong="G2288"\+w*,
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\+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w will|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w hand|strong="G3860"\+w* \+w him|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w over|strong="G3860"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w mock|strong="G1702"\+w*, \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w scourge|strong="G3146"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w to|strong="G1519"\+w* \+w crucify|strong="G4717"\+w*; \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w third|strong="G5154"\+w* \+w day|strong="G2250"\+w* \+w he|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w will|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w be|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w raised|strong="G1453"\+w* \+w up|strong="G1453"\+w*.”
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Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
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He said to her, “\+w What|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w do|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w you|strong="G4771"\+w* \+w want|strong="G2309"\+w*?”
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But Jesus answered, “\+w You|strong="G3739"\+w* don’\+w t|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w know|strong="G1492"\+w* \+w what|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w you|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w are|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w asking|strong="G3004"\+w*. \+w Are|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w you|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w able|strong="G1410"\+w* \+w to|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w drink|strong="G4095"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w cup|strong="G4221"\+w* \+w that|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w about|strong="G3195"\+w* \+w to|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w drink|strong="G4095"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w be|strong="G3756"\+w* baptized \+w with|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w the|strong="G1161"\+w* baptism \+w that|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1473"\+w* baptized \+w with|strong="G3756"\+w*?”
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He said to them, “\+w You|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w will|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w indeed|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w drink|strong="G4095"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w cup|strong="G4221"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w be|strong="G1510"\+w* baptized \+w with|strong="G1537"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* baptism \+w that|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w I|strong="G1473"\+w* \+w am|strong="G1510"\+w* baptized \+w with|strong="G1537"\+w*; \+w but|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w sit|strong="G2523"\+w* \+w on|strong="G1537"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w right|strong="G1188"\+w* \+w hand|strong="G1188"\+w* \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w on|strong="G1537"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w left|strong="G2176"\+w* \+w hand|strong="G1188"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w not|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w mine|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w give|strong="G1325"\+w*, \+w but|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w it|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w is|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w for|strong="G1161"\+w* \+w whom|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w it|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w has|strong="G3962"\+w* \+w been|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w prepared|strong="G2090"\+w* \+w by|strong="G5259"\+w* \+w my|strong="G1699"\+w* \+w Father|strong="G3962"\+w*.”
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When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
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But Jesus summoned them, and said, “\+w You|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w know|strong="G1492"\+w* \+w that|strong="G3754"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* rulers \+w of|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w nations|strong="G1484"\+w* \+w lord|strong="G3588"\+w* \+w it|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w over|strong="G2634"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w their|strong="G1438"\+w* \+w great|strong="G3173"\+w* \+w ones|strong="G3748"\+w* \+w exercise|strong="G2715"\+w* \+w authority|strong="G2715"\+w* \+w over|strong="G2634"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w*.
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\+w It|strong="G1437"\+w* \+w shall|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w not|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w be|strong="G1096"\+w* \+w so|strong="G3779"\+w* \+w among|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w*; \+w but|strong="G1437"\+w* \+w whoever|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w desires|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w become|strong="G1096"\+w* \+w great|strong="G3173"\+w* \+w among|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w* \+w shall|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w be|strong="G1096"\+w*\+w your|strong="G1437"\+w* \+w servant|strong="G1249"\+w*.
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\+w Whoever|strong="G3739"\+w* \+w desires|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w be|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w first|strong="G4413"\+w* \+w among|strong="G1722"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w* \+w shall|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w be|strong="G1510"\+w* \+w your|strong="G2532"\+w* bondservant,
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\+w even|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w as|strong="G5618"\+w* \+w the|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w Son|strong="G5207"\+w* \+w of|strong="G5207"\+w* \+w Man|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w came|strong="G2064"\+w* \+w not|strong="G3756"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w be|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w served|strong="G1247"\+w*, \+w but|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w serve|strong="G1247"\+w*, \+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w give|strong="G1325"\+w* \+w his|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w life|strong="G5590"\+w* \+w as|strong="G5618"\+w* \+w a|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w ransom|strong="G3083"\+w* \+w for|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w many|strong="G4183"\+w*.”
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As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
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Behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
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The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”
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Jesus stood still and called them, and asked, “\+w What|strong="G5101"\+w* \+w do|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w* \+w want|strong="G2309"\+w* \+w me|strong="G3004"\+w* \+w to|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w do|strong="G4160"\+w* \+w for|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w you|strong="G5210"\+w*?”
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They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”
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Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.