Verse 16
Matthew 20:16
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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So shall the last be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.
Original Language Text
greek
οὕτως ἔσονται οἱ ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι καὶ οἱ πρῶτοι ⸀ἔσχατοι.
English Translation
So the last will be first, and the first last.
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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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