'For2the4kingdom5of heaven7is3like1a master of a house9who10went out11early in the morning13to hire14laborers15for16his19vineyard.18 After agreeing1with3the4laborers5for6a denarius7a8day,9he sent10them11into12his15vineyard.14 And1going out2about3thethird4hour5he saw6others7standing8idle12in9the10marketplace,11 and1to them2he said,3‘You6go4into7the8vineyard9too,5and10whatever1112is13right14I will give15you.’16 So2they1went.3Going out6again4about7the sixth8hourand9the ninth10hour,11he did12the same.13 And2about1the3eleventh [hour]4he went out5andfound6others7standing.8And9he said10to them,11‘Why12doyou stand14here13idle18all15day?’17 They said1to him,2‘Because3no one4has hired6us.’5He said7to them,8‘You11go9into12the13vineyard14too.’10 And2whenevening1came,3the5owner6of the7vineyard8said to4his11foreman,10‘Call12the13laborers14and15pay16them17theirwages,19beginning20with21the22last,23up to24the25first.’26 And1when2those3hiredabout4the5eleventh6hour7came,2each9of themreceived8a denarius.10 Now1when2those3hiredfirst4came,2they thought5they would receive8more,7but9each of [them]12also14received10a denarius.13 And2on receiving1itthey grumbled3at4the5master of the house,6 saying,1‘These2last4worked7[only] one5hour,6and8you have made12them11equal9to us10who have borne14the15burden16of the17day18and19the20scorching heat.’21 But2he1replied3to one4of them,5‘Friend,7I am doing9you10no8wrong.9Didyou13not11agree with13me14fora denarius?12 Take1what2[belongs] to you3and4go.5I choose6to give11to this8last [worker]10as12I giveto you.14 Am3I4not2allowed3to do7what5I choose6with8what9[belongs] to me?10Or11doyou14begrudge1315my18generosity?’19 So1the3last4will be2first,5and6the7first8last.”9 And1as2Jesus4was going up2to5Jerusalem,6he took7the8twelve9disciples10aside,7and13on14the15way16he said17to them,18 “See,1we are going up2to3Jerusalem.4And5the6Son7of Man9will be delivered over10to the11chief priests12and13scribes,14and15they will condemn16him17to death18 and1deliver2him3over2to the4Gentiles5to be mocked8and9flogged10and11crucified,12and13he will be raised17on the14third15day.”16 Then1the4mother5of the6sons7of Zebedee8came up2to him3with9her12sons,11and14kneeling before [him]13she asked15him18for17something.16 And2he1said3to her,4“What5do you want?”6She said7to him,8“Say9that10these12two14sons15of mine16are to sit,11one17at18your20right19handand21one22at23your25left,24in26your29kingdom.”28 Jesus4answered,1“You do7not6know7what8you are asking.9Are you able10to drink11the12cup13that14I15am to drink?”1617They said18to him,19“We are able.”20 He said1to them,2“You will drink7my6cup,5but9to sit10at11my13right12handand14at15myleft16is18not17mine19to grant,21but22it is for thosefor whom23it has been prepared24by25my28Father.”27 And1when2the3ten4heard2it,they were indignant5at6the7two8brothers.9 But2Jesus3called4them5to him4andsaid,6“You know7that8the9rulers10of the11Gentiles12lord [it] over13them,14and15theirgreat ones17exercise authority over18them.19 It shall3not1be3so2among4you.5But6whoever78would9be13great12among10you11must be14your15servant,16 and1whoever23would4be7first8among5you6must be9your10slave,11 even as1the2Son3of Man5came7not6to be served8but9to serve,10and11to give12his15life14as a ransom16for17many.”18 And1as2they3went out2of4Jericho,5a great9crowd8followed6him.7 And1behold,2there weretwo3blind men4sitting5by6the7roadside,8andwhen they heard9that10Jesus11was passing by,12they cried out,13“Lord,17have mercy on15us,16Son18of David!”19 The1crowd3rebuked4them,5tellingthem to be silent,7but9they8cried out11all the more,10“Lord,15have mercy on13us,14Son16of David!”17 And1stopping,2Jesus4called5them6and7said,8“What9doyou want10me to do11for you?”12 They said1to him,2“Lord,3let5our8eyes7be opened.”5 And2Jesus4in pity1touched5their8eyes,7and9immediately10they recovered their sight11and12followed13him.14