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Text -- Matthew 20:1-31 (NET)
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Workers in the Vineyard
20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard .
20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage , he sent them into his vineyard .
20:3 When it was about nine o’clock in the morning , he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work .
20:4 He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right .’
20:5 So they went . When he went out again about noon and three o’clock that afternoon , he did the same thing .
20:6 And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around , and said to them , ‘Why are you standing here all day without work ?’
20:7 They said to him , ‘Because no one hired us .’ He said to them , ‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’
20:8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager , ‘Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first .’
20:9 When those hired about five o’clock came , each received a full day’s pay .
20:10 And when those hired first came , they thought they would receive more . But each one also received the standard wage .
20:11 When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner ,
20:12 saying , ‘These last fellows worked one hour , and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day .’
20:13 And the landowner replied to one of them , ‘Friend , I am not treating you unfairly . Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage ?
20:14 Take what is yours and go . I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you .
20:15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me ? Or are you envious because I am generous ?’
20:16 So the last will be first , and the first last .”
Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
20:17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem , he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way ,
20:18 “Look , we are going up to Jerusalem , and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the experts in the law . They will condemn him to death ,
20:19 and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged severely and crucified . Yet on the third day , he will be raised .”
A Request for James and John
20:20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons , and kneeling down she asked him for a favor .
20:21 He said to her , “What do you want ?” She replied , “Permit these two sons of mine to sit , one at your right hand and one at your left , in your kingdom .”
20:22 Jesus answered , “You don’t know what you are asking ! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink ?” They said to him , “We are able .”
20:23 He told them , “You will drink my cup , but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give . Rather , it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father .”
20:24 Now when the other ten heard this, they were angry with the two brothers .
20:25 But Jesus called them and said , “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them , and those in high positions use their authority over them .
20:26 It must not be this way among you ! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant ,
20:27 and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave –
20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve , and to give his life as a ransom for many .”
Two Blind Men Healed
20:29 As they were leaving Jericho , a large crowd followed them .
20:30 Two blind men were sitting by the road . When they heard that Jesus was passing by , they shouted , “Have mercy on us , Lord , Son of David !”
20:31 The crowd scolded them to get them to be quiet . But they shouted even more loudly , “Lord , have mercy on us , Son of David !”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Wages |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4D |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X |
JUSTIFICATION |
Reward |
Wicked |
Vineyard |
Kingdom |
Gospel |
Contracts |
MARKET; MARKETPLACE; MART |
GRACE |
Labor |
JUSTICE |
Servant |
Employer |
Employee |
Hireling |
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expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Mat 20:1; Mat 20:2; Mat 20:2; Mat 20:3; Mat 20:5; Mat 20:5; Mat 20:6; Mat 20:8; Mat 20:8; Mat 20:8; Mat 20:9; Mat 20:11; Mat 20:11; Mat 20:13; Mat 20:13; Mat 20:13; Mat 20:14; Mat 20:14; Mat 20:15; Mat 20:15; Mat 20:17; Mat 20:17; Mat 20:18; Mat 20:19; Mat 20:19; Mat 20:19; Mat 20:20; Mat 20:21; Mat 20:21; Mat 20:21; Mat 20:22; Mat 20:22; Mat 20:22; Mat 20:22; Mat 20:23; Mat 20:24; Mat 20:24; Mat 20:24; Mat 20:27; Mat 20:28; Mat 20:29; Mat 20:30; Mat 20:30; Mat 20:30; Mat 20:30; Mat 20:31; Mat 20:31; Mat 20:31
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NET Notes: Mat 20:2 The standard wage was a denarius a day. The denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wage for a laborer in Palestine in the 1st century.
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NET Notes: Mat 20:8 ‡ Most witnesses (including B D W Θ Ë1,13 33vid Ï latt sy) have αὐτοῖς (autois, “to them...
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NET Notes: Mat 20:9 Grk “each received a denarius.” See the note on the phrase “standard wage” in v. 2.
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NET Notes: Mat 20:14 Grk “this last one,” translated as “this last man” because field laborers in 1st century Palestine were men.
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NET Notes: Mat 20:17 ‡ A number of significant witnesses (e.g., B C W 085 33 lat) have μαθητάς (maqhtas, “disciples”) ...
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NET Notes: Mat 20:19 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
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NET Notes: Mat 20:21 A majority of witnesses read σου (sou, “your”) here, perhaps for clarification. At the same time, it is possible that the p...
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NET Notes: Mat 20:22 No more naïve words have ever been spoken as those found here coming from James and John, “We are able.” They said it with such confi...
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NET Notes: Mat 20:24 The word “this” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
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NET Notes: Mat 20:28 The Greek word for ransom (λύτρον, lutron) is found here and in Mark 10:45 and refers to the payment of a price in order...
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NET Notes: Mat 20:30 There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]).
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