note on ch. xviii. 28. I 2 first that are last. For the kingdom of heaven 1 20 is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed 1 See marginal with the labourers for a 'penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out 3 about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; and to them he said, 4 Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and 5 the ninth hour, and did likewise. And about 6 the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say 7 unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And when even was come, the lord of the vine- 8 yard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that 9 were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a 1penny. And when the to first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they received it, 11 they murmured against the householder, say- 12 ing, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have * Or, hot wind borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. But he answered and said to one 13 of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a 1 penny? Take up that 14 which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not 15 lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? So the 16 last shall be first, and the first last. 1 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and in the 18 way he said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and 19 they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up. 20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping him, and 21 asking a certain thing of him. And he said. unto her, What wouldest thou? She saith unto him, Command that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left 22 hand, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am about to 23 drink? They say unto him, We are able. He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared of my Father. 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation concerning the two brethren. 25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exer26 cise authority over them. Not so shall it be among you but whosoever would become 27 great among you shall be your 'minister; and 'Or, servant whosoever would be first among you shall be 28 your 2servant: even as the Son of man came Gr. bondnot to be ministered unto, but to minister, and servant. to give his life a ransom for many. 29 And as they went out from Jericho, a great 30 multitude followed him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they E 1 Or, through heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And the multitude rebuked them, that 31 they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David. And Jesus stood still, and 32 called them, and said, What will ye that I should do unto you? They say unto him, 33 Lord, that our eyes may be opened. And 34 Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes and straightway they received their sight, and followed him. I And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and 1 21 Tell ye the daughter of Zion, And upon a colt the foal of an ass. 5 And the disciples went, and did even as Jesus 6 12 into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, II Who is this? And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that 13 sold the doves; and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of 14 prayer but ye make it a den of robbers. And the blind and the lame came to him in the 15 temple and he healed them. But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indigna16 tion, and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 17 And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. 18 2 'Many ancient omit of God. authorities Now in the morning as he returned to the city, 19 he hungered. And seeing 2a fig tree by the 'Or, a single way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered 20 away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately 21 wither away? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do what is done to the fig tree, but even if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and cast 22 into the sea, it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. 1 Gr. word. Gr. Child. And when he was come into the temple, the 23 chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? And Jesus answered 24 and said unto them, I also will ask you one 1question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The 25 baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him? But if we shall say, From men; 26 we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, and 27 said, We know not. He also said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. But what think ye? A man had two 28 sons; and he came to the first, and said, 2 Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. And he an- 29 swered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went. And he came to 30 the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether 31 of the twain did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him. For 32 Hear another parable: There was a man that 33 was a householder, which planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country. |