Matthew 20 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a householder which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a householder which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. ² And he agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them into his vineyard. ³ And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market place, ⁴ and said unto them: go ye also into my 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 he went out about the eleventh hour and found others standing idle, and said unto them, 'Why stand ye here all the day idle?' ⁷ They said unto him, 'Because no man hath hired us'. He said to them, 'Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.' ⁸ When even was come, the Lord of the vineyard said unto his steward, 'Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.' ⁹ And they which were hired about the eleventh hour, came and received every man a penny. ¹⁰ Then came the first, supposing that they should receive more, and they like wise received every man a penny. ¹¹ And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying, ¹² '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 He answered to one of them, saying, 'Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?' ¹⁴ Take that which is thy duty, and go thy way. I will give unto this last, as much as to thee. ¹⁵ Is it not lawful for me to do as me listeth, with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good? ¹⁶ So the last shall be first, and the first shall be last. For many are called, and few be chosen." ¹⁷ And Jesus ascended to Jerusalem, and took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said to 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 be mocked, to be scourged, and to be crucified: 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 have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom." ²² 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 baptised with the baptism, that I shall be baptised with?" They answered to him, "That we are." ²³ And he said unto them, "Ye shall drink of my cup, and shall be baptised with the baptism that I shall be baptised with. But to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give you: but to them for whom it is prepared of my father." ²⁴ And when the ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren. ²⁵ But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the Lords of the gentiles have domination over them. And they that are great exercise power over them. ²⁶ 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, 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 for the redemption of many." ²⁹ And as they departed from Jericho, much people followed him. ³⁰ And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried, saying, "Master, the son of David have mercy on us." ³¹ And the people rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: But they cried the more, saying, "Have mercy on us, Master, which art the son of David." ³² Then Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, "What will ye that I should do to you?" ³³ They said unto him, "Master, that our eyes may be opened." ³⁴ Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight: And they followed him.

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ 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.