{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/matthew/20","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T01:13:24.828Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":20,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":19,"nextChapter":21,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":34},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"'For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and to these he said, Go ye — also ye — to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"and they went away. 'Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye — ye also — to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last — unto the first."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"and having received it, they were murmuring against the householder, saying,"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day — and the heat."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,"},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the nations to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify, and the third day he will rise again.'"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"and he said to her, 'What wilt thou?' She saith to him, 'Say, that they may sit — these my two sons — one on thy right hand, and one on the left, in thy reign.'"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And Jesus answering said, 'Ye have not known what ye ask for yourselves; are ye able to drink of the cup that I am about to drink? and with the baptism that I am baptized with, to be baptized?' They say to him, 'We are able.'"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And he saith to them, 'Of my cup indeed ye shall drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with ye shall be baptized; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but — to those for whom it hath been prepared by my father.'"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,"},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"and Jesus having called them near, said, 'Ye have known that the rulers of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those great do exercise authority over them,"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;"},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'"},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"And they going forth from Jericho, there followed him a great multitude,"},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"and lo, two blind men sitting by the way, having heard that Jesus doth pass by, cried, saying, 'Deal kindly with us, sir — Son of David.'"},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir — Son of David.'"},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"And having stood, Jesus called them, and said, 'What will ye that I may do to you?'"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"they say to him, 'Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'"},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him."}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 20 (YLT)","markdown":"[Matthew 20](https://primebible.com/ylt/matthew/20)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/matthew/20 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}