Chapter 20

To shew how through God's grace the Jews shall be overrun of the Gentiles, although they begin after, he bringeth a parable of men working sooner and later in the vineyard, but the later rewarded in the end even as the first. ℣.17 He revealeth more to his Disciples touching his passion: ℣.20 Bidding the ambitious two suitors to think rather of suffering with him: ℣.24 And teaching us (in the rest of his Disciples) not to be grieved at our Ecclesiastical Superiors, considering they are (as he was him self) to toil for our Salvation. ℣.29 Then going out of Jericho, he giveth sight unto two blind.

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   The Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man that is an householder which went forth early in the morning to hire workmen into his vineyard.

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   And having made covenant with the workmen for a peny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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   And going forth about the third hour, he saw other standing in the market place idle,

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   and he said to them: Go you also into the vineyard, and that which shall be just, I will give you.

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   And they went their way. And again he went forth about the sixth & the ninth hour: and did likewise.

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   But about the eleventh hour he went forth and found other standing, & he saith to them: What stand you here all the day idle?

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   They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go you also into the vineyard.

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   And when evening was come, the Lord of the vineyard saith to his bailiff, Call the workmen, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

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   Therefore when they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every one a peny.

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    But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every one a peny.

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    And receiving it they murmured against the good-man of the house.

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    Saying: These last have continued one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us that have borne the burden of the day & the heats.

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    But he answering said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not covenant with me for a peny?

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    Take that is thine, and go: I will also give to this last even as to thee also.

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    Or, is it not lawful for me to do that I will? Is thine eye naught, because I am good?

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    So shall the last be first, and the first, last. For many be called, but few elect.

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    And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve Disciples secretly, and said to them:

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    Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be delivered to the chief Priests and to the Scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,

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    and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked, and scourged, and crucified, and the third day he shall rise again.

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    Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and desiring some thing of him.

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    Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: Say that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand, & one at thy left hand in thy Kingdom.

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    And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you desire. Can you drink of the cup that I shall drink of? They say to him: We can.

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    He saith to them: My cup indeed you shall drink of: but to sit at my right hand and left, is not mine to give to you: but to whom it is prepared of my Father.

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    And the ten hearing it, were displeased at the two brethren.

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    And Jesus calleth them unto him, and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles overrule them: and they that are the greater, exercise power against them.

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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 redemption for many.

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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 Jesus passed by, and they cried out saying: Lord, have mercy upon us, Son of David.

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    And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: Lord, have mercy upon us, Son of David.

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    And 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 may be opened.

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    And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw, and followed him.