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World English Bible

Matthew 20 (WEBP)

[1] “For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
[2] When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
[3] He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
[4] He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.
[5] Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
[6] About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’
[7] “They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ “He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’
[8] “When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
[9] “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
[10] When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
[11] When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,
[12] saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
[13] “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?
[14] Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.
[15] Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? 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 are chosen.”
[17] As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them,
[18] “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death,
[19] and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”
[20] Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him.
[21] He said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these, my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand and one on your left hand, in your Kingdom.”
[22] But Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to him, “We are able.”
[23] He said to them, “You will indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give, but it is for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”
[24] When the ten heard it, they were indignant with the two brothers.
[25] But Jesus summoned them, and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.
[26] It shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
[27] Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant,
[28] even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
[29] As they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
[30] 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!”
[31] 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!”
[32] Jesus stood still and called them, and asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”
[33] They told him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”
[34] Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received their sight, and they followed him.

Matthew 20:2 A denarius is a silver Roman coin worth 1/25th of a Roman aureus. This was a common wage for a day of farm labor.
Matthew 20:3 Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about 9:00 a.m.
Matthew 20:5 Noon and 3:00 p.m.
Matthew 20:6 5:00 p.m.
Matthew 20:26 TR reads “let him be” instead of “shall be”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Matthew 20 (KJVS)

[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.
[2] And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny 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 unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
[5] Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
[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?
[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.
[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.
[9] And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
[10] But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
[11] And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
[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.
[13] But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
[14] Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
[15] Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
[16] So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
[17] And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
[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,
[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.
[20] Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[24] And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
[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.
[26] But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
[27] and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
[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.
[29] And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
[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.
[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.
[32] And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
[33] They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
[34] So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

Matthew 20:2 The Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce, is seven pence halfpenny
Matthew 20:12 Or, have continued one hour only

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Matthew 20 (BYZ)

[1] Ὁμοία () γάρ () ἐστιν () ἡ () βασιλεία () τῶν () οὐρανῶν () ἀνθρώπῳ () οἰκοδεσπότῃ, () ὅστις () ἐξῆλθεν () ἅμα () πρωῒ () μισθώσασθαι () ἐργάτας () εἰς () τὸν () ἀμπελῶνα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[2] Καὶ () συμφωνήσας () μετὰ () τῶν () ἐργατῶν () ἐκ () δηναρίου () τὴν () ἡμέραν, () ἀπέστειλεν () αὐτοὺς () εἰς () τὸν () ἀμπελῶνα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐξελθὼν () περὶ () τρίτην () ὥραν, () εἶδεν () ἄλλους () ἑστῶτας () ἐν () τῇ () ἀγορᾷ () ἀργούς· ()
[4] καὶ () ἐκείνοις () εἶπεν, () Ὑπάγετε () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () εἰς () τὸν () ἀμπελῶνα, () καὶ () ὃ () ἐὰν () ᾖ () δίκαιον () δώσω () ὑμῖν. ()
[5] Οἱ () δὲ () ἀπῆλθον. () Πάλιν () ἐξελθὼν () περὶ () ἕκτην () καὶ () ἐνάτην () ὥραν, () ἐποίησεν () ὡσαύτως. ()
[6] Περὶ () δὲ () τὴν () ἑνδεκάτην () ὥραν () ἐξελθών, () εὗρεν () ἄλλους () ἑστῶτας () ἀργούς, () καὶ () λέγει () αὐτοῖς, () Τί () ὧδε () ἑστήκατε () ὅλην () τὴν () ἡμέραν () ἀργοί; ()
[7] Λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ, () Ὅτι () οὐδεὶς () ἡμᾶς () ἐμισθώσατο. () Λέγει () αὐτοῖς, () Ὑπάγετε () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () εἰς () τὸν () ἀμπελῶνα, () καὶ () ὃ () ἐὰν () ᾖ () δίκαιον () λήψεσθε. ()
[8] Ὀψίας () δὲ () γενομένης () λέγει () ὁ () κύριος () τοῦ () ἀμπελῶνος () τῷ () ἐπιτρόπῳ () αὐτοῦ, () Κάλεσον () τοὺς () ἐργάτας, () καὶ () ἀπόδος () αὐτοῖς () τὸν () μισθόν, () ἀρξάμενος () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἐσχάτων () ἕως () τῶν () πρώτων. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐλθόντες () οἱ () περὶ () τὴν () ἑνδεκάτην () ὥραν () ἔλαβον () ἀνὰ () δηνάριον. ()
[10] Ἐλθόντες () δὲ () οἱ () πρῶτοι () ἐνόμισαν () ὅτι () πλείονα () λήψονται· () καὶ () ἔλαβον () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () ἀνὰ () δηνάριον. ()
[11] Λαβόντες () δὲ () ἐγόγγυζον () κατὰ () τοῦ () οἰκοδεσπότου, ()
[12] λέγοντες () ὅτι () Οὗτοι () οἱ () ἔσχατοι () μίαν () ὥραν () ἐποίησαν, () καὶ () ἴσους () ἡμῖν () αὐτοὺς () ἐποίησας, () τοῖς () βαστάσασιν () τὸ () βάρος () τῆς () ἡμέρας () καὶ () τὸν () καύσωνα. ()
[13] Ὁ () δὲ () ἀποκριθεὶς () εἶπεν () ἑνὶ () αὐτῶν, () Ἑταῖρε, () οὐκ () ἀδικῶ () σε· () οὐχὶ () δηναρίου () συνεφώνησάς () μοι; ()
[14] Ἆρον () τὸ () σὸν () καὶ () ὕπαγε· () θέλω () δὲ () τούτῳ () τῷ () ἐσχάτῳ () δοῦναι () ὡς () καὶ () σοί. ()
[15] Ἢ () οὐκ () ἔξεστίν () μοι () ποιῆσαι () ὃ () θέλω () ἐν () τοῖς () ἐμοῖς; () Εἰ () ὁ () ὀφθαλμός () σου () πονηρός () ἐστιν, () ὅτι () ἐγὼ () ἀγαθός () εἰμι; ()
[16] Οὕτως () ἔσονται () οἱ () ἔσχατοι () πρῶτοι, () καὶ () οἱ () πρῶτοι () ἔσχατοι· () πολλοὶ () γάρ () εἰσιν () κλητοί, () ὀλίγοι () δὲ () ἐκλεκτοί. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἀναβαίνων () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () εἰς () Ἱεροσόλυμα () παρέλαβεν () τοὺς () δώδεκα () μαθητὰς () κατ’ () ἰδίαν () ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ, () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, ()
[18] Ἰδού, () ἀναβαίνομεν () εἰς () Ἱεροσόλυμα, () καὶ () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () παραδοθήσεται () τοῖς () ἀρχιερεῦσιν () καὶ () γραμματεῦσιν, () καὶ () κατακρινοῦσιν () αὐτὸν () θανάτῳ, ()
[19] καὶ () παραδώσουσιν () αὐτὸν () τοῖς () ἔθνεσιν () εἰς () τὸ () ἐμπαῖξαι () καὶ () μαστιγῶσαι () καὶ () σταυρῶσαι· () καὶ () τῇ () τρίτῃ () ἡμέρᾳ () ἀναστήσεται. ()
[20] Τότε () προσῆλθεν () αὐτῷ () ἡ () μήτηρ () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ζεβεδαίου () μετὰ () τῶν () υἱῶν () αὐτῆς, () προσκυνοῦσα () καὶ () αἰτοῦσά () τι () παρ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[21] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν () αὐτῇ, () Τί () θέλεις; () Λέγει () αὐτῷ, () Εἰπὲ () ἵνα () καθίσωσιν () οὗτοι () οἱ () δύο () υἱοί () μου, () εἷς () ἐκ () δεξιῶν () σου, () καὶ () εἷς () ἐξ () εὐωνύμων () σου, () ἐν () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () σου. ()
[22] Ἀποκριθεὶς () δὲ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () εἶπεν, () Οὐκ () οἴδατε () τί () αἰτεῖσθε. () Δύνασθε () πιεῖν () τὸ () ποτήριον () ὃ () ἐγὼ () μέλλω () πίνειν, () ἢ () τὸ () βάπτισμα () ὃ () ἐγὼ () βαπτίζομαι () βαπτισθῆναι; () Λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ, () Δυνάμεθα. ()
[23] Καὶ () λέγει () αὐτοῖς, () Τὸ () μὲν () ποτήριόν () μου () πίεσθε, () καὶ () τὸ () βάπτισμα () ὃ () ἐγὼ () βαπτίζομαι () βαπτισθήσεσθε· () τὸ () δὲ () καθίσαι () ἐκ () δεξιῶν () μου () καὶ () ἐξ () εὐωνύμων () μου () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἐμὸν () δοῦναι, () ἀλλ’ () οἷς () ἡτοίμασται () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () πατρός () μου. ()
[24] Καὶ () ἀκούσαντες () οἱ () δέκα () ἠγανάκτησαν () περὶ () τῶν () δύο () ἀδελφῶν. ()
[25] Ὁ () δὲ () Ἰησοῦς () προσκαλεσάμενος () αὐτοὺς () εἶπεν, () Οἴδατε () ὅτι () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () κατακυριεύουσιν () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () οἱ () μεγάλοι () κατεξουσιάζουσιν () αὐτῶν. ()
[26] Οὐχ () οὕτως () δὲ () ἔσται () ἐν () ὑμῖν· () ἀλλ’ () ὃς () ἐὰν () θέλῃ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () μέγας () γενέσθαι () ἔσται () ὑμῶν () διάκονος· ()
[27] καὶ () ὃς () ἐὰν () θέλῃ () ἐν () ὑμῖν () εἶναι () πρῶτος, () ἔστω () ὑμῶν () δοῦλος· ()
[28] ὥσπερ () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () οὐκ () ἦλθεν () διακονηθῆναι, () ἀλλὰ () διακονῆσαι, () καὶ () δοῦναι () τὴν () ψυχὴν () αὐτοῦ () λύτρον () ἀντὶ () πολλῶν. ()
[29] Καὶ () ἐκπορευομένων () αὐτῶν () ἀπὸ () Ἰεριχώ, () ἠκολούθησεν () αὐτῷ () ὄχλος () πολύς. ()
[30] Καὶ () ἰδού, () δύο () τυφλοὶ () καθήμενοι () παρὰ () τὴν () ὁδόν, () ἀκούσαντες () ὅτι () Ἰησοῦς () παράγει, () ἔκραξαν, () λέγοντες, () Ἐλέησον () ἡμᾶς, () κύριε, () υἱὸς () Δαυίδ. ()
[31] Ὁ () δὲ () ὄχλος () ἐπετίμησεν () αὐτοῖς () ἵνα () σιωπήσωσιν. () Οἱ () δὲ () μεῖζον () ἔκραζον, () λέγοντες, () Ἐλέησον () ἡμᾶς, () κύριε, () υἱὸς () Δαυίδ. ()
[32] Καὶ () στὰς () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ἐφώνησεν () αὐτούς, () καὶ () εἶπεν, () Τί () θέλετε () ποιήσω () ὑμῖν; ()
[33] Λέγουσιν () αὐτῷ, () Κύριε, () ἵνα () ἀνοιχθῶσιν () ἡμῶν () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοί. ()
[34] Σπλαγχνισθεὶς () δὲ () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () ἥψατο () τῶν () ὀφθαλμῶν () αὐτῶν· () καὶ () εὐθέως () ἀνέβλεψαν () αὐτῶν () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοί, () καὶ () ἠκολούθησαν () αὐτῷ. ()

Matthew 20:2 Καὶ συμφωνήσας ¦ CT TR Συμφωνήσας δὲ
Matthew 20:3 τρίτην ¦ TR τὴν τρίτην
Matthew 20:4 καὶ ἐκείνοις ¦ TR κἀκείνοις
Matthew 20:5a Πάλιν ¦ TH Πάλιν δὲ ¦ NA WH Πάλιν [δὲ]
Matthew 20:5b ἐνάτην ¦ TR ἐννάτην
Matthew 20:6a ὥραν ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:6b ἀργούς ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:7 καὶ … λήψεσθε ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:8 αὐτοῖς ¦ WH om.
Matthew 20:9 Καὶ ἐλθόντες ¦ WH Ἐλθόντες δὲ
Matthew 20:10a Ἐλθόντες δὲ ¦ CT Καὶ ἐλθόντες
Matthew 20:10b πλείονα λήψονται ¦ CT πλεῖον λήμψονται
Matthew 20:10c καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριον ¦ SBL TH τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί ¦ NA WH [τὸ] ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί
Matthew 20:12a ὅτι ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:12b ἡμῖν αὐτοὺς ¦ SBL WH αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν
Matthew 20:13 εἶπεν ἑνὶ αὐτῶν ¦ CT ἑνὶ αὐτῶν εἶπεν
Matthew 20:15a Ἢ ¦ [NA] ¦ SBL WH om.
Matthew 20:15b ποιῆσαι ὃ θέλω ¦ CT ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι
Matthew 20:15c Εἰ ¦ CT Ἢ
Matthew 20:16 πολλοὶ … ἐκλεκτοί ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:17a Καὶ ἀναβαίνων ὁ ¦ WH Μέλλων δὲ ἀναβαίνειν
Matthew 20:17b μαθητὰς ¦ [NA WH]
Matthew 20:17c ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ καὶ ¦ CT καὶ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ
Matthew 20:18 θανάτῳ ¦ [WH]
Matthew 20:19 ἀναστήσεται ¦ CT ἐγερθήσεται
Matthew 20:20 παρ’ ¦ NA TH WH ἀπ’
Matthew 20:21a σου ¦ WH om.
Matthew 20:21b σου ¦ TR om.
Matthew 20:22 ἢ τὸ … βαπτισθῆναι ¦ TR καὶ τὸ … βαπτισθῆναι ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:23a Καὶ ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:23b καὶ … βαπτισθήσεσθε ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:23c μου ¦ CT om.
Matthew 20:23d ἐμὸν ¦ NA ἐμὸν [τοῦτο]
Matthew 20:23e ὑπὸ τοῦ πατρός μου ¦ [PT]
Matthew 20:26a δὲ ἔσται ἐν ¦ PCK δὲ ἔσται ¦ NA PT SBL TH ἔσται ἐν ¦ WH ἐστιν ἐν
Matthew 20:26b ἐὰν ¦ SBL TH WH ἂν
Matthew 20:26c ἔσται ¦ TR ἔστω
Matthew 20:27a ἐὰν ¦ CT ἂν
Matthew 20:27b ἔστω ¦ CT PCK PT ἔσται
Matthew 20:29 Ἰεριχώ ¦ TH WH Ἰερειχώ
Matthew 20:30a Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς κύριε ¦ NA Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς [κύριε] ¦ SBL WH Κύριε ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς ¦ TH Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς Ἰησοῦ
Matthew 20:30b υἱὸς ¦ TH υἱὲ
Matthew 20:30c Δαυίδ ¦ HF TR Δαβίδ ¦ TH WH Δαυείδ
Matthew 20:31a ἔκραζον ¦ CT ἔκραξαν
Matthew 20:31b Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς κύριε ¦ SBL TH WH Κύριε ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς
Matthew 20:31c υἱὸς ¦ TH υἱὲ
Matthew 20:31d Δαυίδ ¦ HF TR Δαβίδ ¦ TH WH Δαυείδ
Matthew 20:32 ὁ ¦ [WH]
Matthew 20:33 ἀνοιχθῶσιν ἡμῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί ¦ CT ἀνοιγῶσιν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν
Matthew 20:34a ὀφθαλμῶν ¦ CT ὀμμάτων
Matthew 20:34b αὐτῶν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί ¦ CT om.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.