Matthew 20
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1For 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.
Matthew 20:1
2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:2
3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
Matthew 20:3
4And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Matthew 20:4
5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
Matthew 20:5
6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Matthew 20:6
7They 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.
Matthew 20:7
8So 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.
Matthew 20:8
9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
Matthew 20:9
10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Matthew 20:10
11And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
Matthew 20:11
12Saying, 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.
Matthew 20:12
13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Matthew 20:13
14Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
Matthew 20:14
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Matthew 20:15
16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Matthew 20:16
17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
Matthew 20:17
18Behold, 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,
Matthew 20:18
19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Matthew 20:19
20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him.
Matthew 20:20
21And 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.
Matthew 20:21
22But 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.
Matthew 20:22
23And 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.
Matthew 20:23
24And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
Matthew 20:24
25But 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.
Matthew 20:25
26But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
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27And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
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28Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Matthew 20:28
29And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
Matthew 20:29
30And, 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.
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31And 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.
Matthew 20:31
32And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said,What will ye that I shall do unto you?
Matthew 20:32
33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Matthew 20:33
34So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
Matthew 20:34
Chapter 20
Cross References
Matthew 20:1
Matthew 13:24¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,The kingdom of heaven is likene...Matthew 13:47¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, a...Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; ever...Matthew 13:44¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which w...John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Matthew 20:2
Matthew 22:19Shew me the tribute money.And they brought unto him a penny.1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy,...1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remain...2 Chronicles 34:3¶ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek...1 Kings 18:12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of th...
Matthew 20:3
1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not o...Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Acts 2:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the...Mark 15:25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.Matthew 11:16¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting...
Matthew 20:4
1 Timothy 1:12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me f...1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are...Matthew 9:9¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at...1 Peter 4:2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of...Titus 3:8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly,...
Matthew 20:5
Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Phara...Joshua 24:2And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fat...Genesis 12:1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kind...Luke 23:44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth unt...John 1:39He saith unto them,Come and see.They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with...
Matthew 20:6
John 9:4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, wh...Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience in...Acts 17:21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothin...Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, n...
Matthew 20:7
Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have...Ephesians 2:11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are ca...Ephesians 3:5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now reveal...Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, n...Matthew 22:9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marr...
Matthew 20:8
Deuteronomy 24:15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it;...1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, a...Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for...Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer...Matthew 13:39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and...
Matthew 20:9
Romans 4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him...Ephesians 2:8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the g...Matthew 20:2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into h...1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in...Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the...
Matthew 20:11
Luke 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest wi...1 Thessalonians 2:16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up thei...Acts 11:2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision cont...Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth...Luke 15:28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intrea...
Matthew 20:12
Romans 11:5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the elect...2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abu...Luke 14:10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that...Luke 12:55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh t...Romans 3:27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the l...
Matthew 20:13
Matthew 26:50And Jesus said unto him,Friend, wherefore art thou come?Then came they, and laid...Matthew 22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding ga...Romans 9:14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wi...Job 35:2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than...
Cross References
Matthew 20:1
Matthew 13:24¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying,The kingdom of heaven is likene...Matthew 13:47¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, a...Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; ever...Matthew 13:44¶ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which w...John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
Matthew 20:2
Matthew 22:19Shew me the tribute money.And they brought unto him a penny.1 Kings 3:6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy,...1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remain...2 Chronicles 34:3¶ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek...1 Kings 18:12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of th...
Matthew 20:3
1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not o...Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Acts 2:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the...Mark 15:25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.Matthew 11:16¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting...
Matthew 20:4
1 Timothy 1:12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me f...1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are...Matthew 9:9¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at...1 Peter 4:2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of...Titus 3:8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly,...
Matthew 20:5
Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Phara...Joshua 24:2And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fat...Genesis 12:1Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kind...Luke 23:44And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth unt...John 1:39He saith unto them,Come and see.They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with...
Matthew 20:6
John 9:4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, wh...Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience in...Acts 17:21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothin...Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, n...
Matthew 20:7
Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have...Ephesians 2:11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are ca...Ephesians 3:5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now reveal...Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, n...Matthew 22:9Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marr...
Matthew 20:8
Deuteronomy 24:15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it;...1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, a...Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for...Genesis 39:4And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer...Matthew 13:39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and...
Matthew 20:9
Romans 4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him...Ephesians 2:8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the g...Matthew 20:2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into h...1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in...Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the...
Matthew 20:11
Luke 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest wi...1 Thessalonians 2:16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up thei...Acts 11:2And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision cont...Jude 1:16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth...Luke 15:28And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intrea...
Matthew 20:12
Romans 11:5Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the elect...2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abu...Luke 14:10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that...Luke 12:55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh t...Romans 3:27Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the l...
Matthew 20:13
Matthew 26:50And Jesus said unto him,Friend, wherefore art thou come?Then came they, and laid...Matthew 22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding ga...Romans 9:14What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wi...Job 35:2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than...