Matthew 20:1 Cross References - WPNT

¹ “For the kingdom of the heavens is like a certain landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

² and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near!”

³⁷ Then He says to His disciples: “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the workers are few. ³⁸ Therefore pray to the Lord of the harvest that He may send out workers into His harvest.”

²⁴ He put another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

³¹ He put another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field;

³³ He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.”

⁴⁴ “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and re-hid, and in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field. ⁴⁵ “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking beautiful pearls,

⁴⁷ “Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a seine that was cast into the sea and gathered of every kind,

²⁸ “But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and going to the first he said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard’.

³³ “Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to farmers and went on a journey. ³⁴ When vintage-time drew near he sent his servants to the farmers to receive his fruits. ³⁵ But the farmers took his servants—one they beat, one they killed, one they stoned. ³⁶ Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did to them likewise. ³⁷ So finally he sent his son to them saying, ‘They will respect my son’. ³⁸ But when the farmers saw the son they said among themselves: ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take possession of his inheritance.’ ³⁹ And taking him they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. ⁴⁰ Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those farmers?” ⁴¹ They say to Him: “He will miserably destroy those miserable men! And he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.” ⁴² Jesus says to them: “Did you never read in the Scriptures: ‘A stone which the builders rejected, this one became the cornerstone. This was the LORD’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? ⁴³ Therefore I say to you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation producing the fruits of it.

² “The kingdom of the heavens is like a certain king who prepared a wedding feast for his son.

³⁷ “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, she who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children, just like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you did not want to.

¹ “Then the kingdom of the heavens will be like ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom.

¹⁴ “Because the kingdom is also like a man about to go on a long journey, who called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.

³⁴ It is like a man off on a journey, having left his house and given the authority to his slaves, and to each his work; and he commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.

¹ “I am the vine, the true one, and my Father is the vinedresser.

⁵⁸ So then, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

²¹ equip you for every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

⁵ So for this very reason, making every effort, to your faith add excellence, and to the excellence knowledge, ⁶ and to the knowledge self-control, and to the self-control perseverance, and to the perseverance godliness, ⁷ and to the godliness brotherly affection, and to the brotherly affection love. ⁸ Because with these things existing and increasing in you, it makes you to be neither useless nor unfruitful in the real knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ For he who lacks these things is blind, being so myopic, having forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. ¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, you should be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble.