Matthew

葡萄园的比喻

1「因为天国好像家主清早去雇人进他的葡萄园做工，

2和工人讲定一天一钱银子，就打发他们进葡萄园去。

3约在巳初出去，看见市上还有闲站的人，

4就对他们说：『你们也进葡萄园去，所当给的，我必给你们。』他们也进去了。

5约在午正和申初又出去，也是这样行。

6约在酉初出去，看见还有人站在那里，就问他们说：『你们为什么整天在这里闲站呢？』

7他们说：『因为没有人雇我们。』他说：『你们也进葡萄园去。』

8到了晚上，园主对管事的说：『叫工人都来，给他们工钱，从后来的起，到先来的为止。

9约在酉初雇的人来了，各人得了一钱银子。

10及至那先雇的来了，他们以为必要多得；谁知也是各得一钱。

11他们得了，就埋怨家主说：

12『我们整天劳苦受热，那后来的只做了一小时，你竟叫他们和我们一样吗？』

13家主回答其中的一人说：『朋友，我不亏负你，你与我讲定的不是一钱银子吗？

14拿你的走吧！我给那后来的和给你一样，这是我愿意的。

15我的东西难道不可随我的意思用吗？因为我作好人，你就红了眼吗？』

16这样，那在后的，将要在前；在前的，将要在后了。」

耶稣第三次预言受难和复活

17耶稣上耶路撒冷去的时候，在路上把十二个门徒带到一边，对他们说：

18「看哪，我们上耶路撒冷去，人子要被交给祭司长和文士。他们要定他死罪，

19又交给外邦人，将他戏弄，鞭打，钉在十字架上；第三日他要复活。」

母亲的请求

20那时，西庇太儿子的母亲同她两个儿子上前来拜耶稣，求他一件事。

21耶稣说：「你要什么呢？」她说：「愿你叫我这两个儿子在你国里，一个坐在你右边，一个坐在你左边。」

22耶稣回答说：「你们不知道所求的是什么；我将要喝的杯，你们能喝吗？」他们说：「我们能。」

23耶稣说：「我所喝的杯，你们必要喝；只是坐在我的左右，不是我可以赐的，乃是我父为谁预备的，就赐给谁。」

24那十个门徒听见，就恼怒他们弟兄二人。

25耶稣叫了他们来，说：「你们知道外邦人有君王为主治理他们，有大臣操权管束他们。

26只是在你们中间，不可这样；你们中间谁愿为大，就必作你们的用人；

27谁愿为首，就必作你们的仆人。

28正如人子来，不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，并且要舍命，作多人的赎价。」

治好两个瞎子

29他们出耶利哥的时候，有极多的人跟随他。

30有两个瞎子坐在路旁，听说是耶稣经过，就喊着说：「主啊，大卫的子孙，可怜我们吧！」

31众人责备他们，不许他们作声；他们却越发喊着说：「主啊，大卫的子孙，可怜我们吧！」

32耶稣就站住，叫他们来，说：「要我为你们做什么？」

33他们说：「主啊，要我们的眼睛能看见！」

34耶稣就动了慈心，把他们的眼睛一摸，他们立刻看见，就跟从了耶稣。

1'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,

2and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

4and to these he said, Go ye — also ye — to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

5and they went away. 'Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

6And 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?

7they 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.

8'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.

9And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.

10'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

11and having received [it], they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

12that 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.

13'And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?

14take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;

15is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good?

16So the last shall be first, and the first last, for many are called, and few chosen.'

17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples by themselves in the way, and said to them,

18'Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes,

19and 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.'

20Then came near to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing and asking something from him,

21and 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.'

22And 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.'

23And 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.'

24And the ten having heard, were much displeased with the two brothers,

25and 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,

26but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

27and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

28even as the Son of Man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

29And they going forth from Jericho, there followed him a great multitude,

30and 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.'

31And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir — Son of David.'

32And having stood, Jesus called them, and said, 'What will ye [that] I may do to you?'

33they say to him, 'Sir, that our eyes may be opened;'

34and having been moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.