Matthew, 20

The New American Bible

1 "The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.

2 After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

4 and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.'

5 So they went off. (And) he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise.

6 Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'

7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.'

8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.'

9 When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage.

10 So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage.

11 And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,

12 saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.'

13 He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage?

14 Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?

15 (Or) am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?'

16 Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."

17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve (disciples) aside by themselves, and said to them on the way,

18 "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death,

19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day."

20 of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.

21 He said to her, "What do you wish?" She answered him, "Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom."

22 Jesus said in reply, "You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" They said to him, "We can."

23 He replied, "My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left (, this) is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."

24 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers.

25 But Jesus summoned them and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.

26 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;

27 whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.

28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."

29 As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed him.

30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "(Lord,) Son of David, have pity on us!"

31 The crowd warned them to be silent, but they called out all the more, "Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!"

32 Jesus stopped and called them and said, "What do you want me to do for you?"

33 They answered him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."

34 Moved with pity, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight, and followed him.




Versículos relacionados com Matthew, 20:

Chapter 20 of Matthew presents the parable of workers in the vineyard, in which Jesus teaches about the righteousness and generosity of God, which does not make the sense of people. Also reported in this chapter is the request made by the mother of James and John to be placed in prominent positions in the kingdom of heaven. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in Matthew 20:

Romans 2:11: "For to God there is no sense of people." This verse emphasizes the same principle taught in the parable of workers in the vineyard, that God is fair and treats everyone equally, regardless of their social circumstances or positions.

Luke 22:26: "But it will not be among you; on the contrary, the greatest among you is as the minor; and who rules as if it serves." This verse talks about the nature of the kingdom of heaven, which is characterized by humility and service, unlike the search for prominent positions.

Mark 10:45: "For the Son of man has not come to be served either, but to serve and give his life in rescue by many." This verse highlights the example of Christ, which came to serve, not to be served, and shows how this attitude must be followed by his followers.

Philippians 2:3: "You do nothing for partisanship or vanglory, but by humility, considering each other superior to oneself." This verse emphasizes the importance of humility and service to others without seeking personal benefits or prominent positions.

1 Corinthians 12:12-13: "For, just as the body is one and has many members, and all members of the body, though many, constitute one body, so is Christ. For in one spirit we were all baptized In a body, whether Jews or Greeks or slaves or free; and all of us have been given drinking from one spirit. " This verse talks about the unity of the body of Christ, in which all members are important and must work together in harmony, without competing with each other.





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