Jesus predicts his death and resurrection - Matthew 20

Jesus predicts his death and resurrection

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.*penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents

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.*have wrought...: or, have continued one hour only

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.

Jesus predicts his death and resurrection

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.

The healing of two blind men of Jericho

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.

The parable of the unfaithful butler, the rich man and the Lazarus - Luker 16

The Parable of the Unfaithful Butler

1 - And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

2 - And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

3 - Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

4 - I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

5 - So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

6 - And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.*measures: the word Batus in the original containeth nine gallons three quarts

7 - Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.*measures: the word here interpreted a measure in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and two quarts

8 - And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

9 - And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.*mammon: or, riches

10 - He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 - If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?*mammon: or, riches

12 - And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

13 - No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

14 - And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

15 - And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

16 - The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

17 - And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

18 - Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

The rich and the Lazarus

19 - There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 - And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 - And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 - And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 - And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 - But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

26 - And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.

27 - Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:

28. For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 - Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 - And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 - And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.