Verse 1
Matthew 20:1
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
Original Language Text
greek
Ὁμοία γάρ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ οἰκοδεσπότῃ ὅστις ἐξῆλθεν ἅμα πρωῒ μισθώσασθαι ἐργάτας εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ.
English Translation
For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
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Chapter 20 Context
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The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers...
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And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
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And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.
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And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just.
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And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like m...
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But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand y...
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They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go you also into my vineyard.
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And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay...
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When therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
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But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received eve...
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And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,
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Saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne th...
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But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a...
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Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee.
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Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? is thy eye evil, because I am good?
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So shall the last be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.
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And Yashua (Jesus) going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart, and said to them:
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Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scri...
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And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked, and scourged, and crucified, and the third day h...
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Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of hi...
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Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: Say that these my two sons may sit, the one on th...
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And Yashua (Jesus) answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shal...
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He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand, is not min...
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And the ten hearing it, were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
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But Yashua (Jesus) called them to him, and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it o...
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It shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be the greater among you, let him be your minister:
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And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant.
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Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a re...
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And when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
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And behold two blind men sitting by the way side, heard that Yashua (Jesus) passed by, and they crie...
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And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, sayin...
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And Yashua (Jesus) stood, and called them, and said: What will ye that I do to you?
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They say to him: Lord, that our eyes be opened.
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And Yashua (Jesus) having compassion on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw, and foll...
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