easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 19:25And the disciples hearing this, were greatly astonished, and said, Who then can be saved? 19:26But Jesus looking on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
7 19:27Then Peter answered and said, Behold we have left all and followed you; what shall we have therefore? 19:28And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel; 19:29and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life. 19:30But many first shall be last; and last, first.
8 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers in his vineyard. 20:2And agreeing with the laborers for a denarius [14 cents] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 20:3And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market; 20:4and he said to them, go also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went. 20:5Again going out about the sixth and ninth hours, he did likewise. 20:6And going out about the eleventh hour he found others standing, and said to them, Why stand you all the day idle? 20:7They said to him, Because no man has hired us. He said to them, Go also into the vineyard. 20:8And when it was evening the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them the wages [stipulated], beginning from the last even to the first. 20:9And those who came about the eleventh hour, received a denarius [14 cents] each. 20:10And those who came first supposed that they should receive more. And they also received a denarius [14 cents] each; 20:11and when they had received it, they complained of the householder, 20:12saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. 20:13But he answered and said to one of them, Neighbor, I do you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius [14 cents]? 20:14Take what belongs to you, and go, for I will give to the last even as to you. 20:15Is it not right for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good? 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last.
9 20:17And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took his twelve disciples aside privately, and said to them on the way, 20:18Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 20:19and deliver him to the gentiles, to mock, and scourge, and crucify him; and on the third day he shall be raised.
10 20:20Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping, and asking a certain thing of him. 20:21And he said to her, What do you wish? She said to him, Say that these my two sons shall sit, one on your right hand, and the other on your left, in your kingdom. 20:22But Jesus answered and said, You know not what you ask. Can you drink of the cup of which I am about to drink? They said to him, We can. 20:23He said to them; you shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is prepared by my Father. 20:24And the ten hearing this were displeased with the two brothers. 20:25But Jesus called them to him, and said, You know that the rulers of the gentiles exercise lordship over them, and the great exercise authority over them; but it shall not be so among you. 20:26But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; 20:27and whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant, 20:28as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHRIST CURING TWO BLIND MEN.—ENTERING JERUSALEM IN TRIUMPH, AND CURSING THE FIG TREE.
1 20:29AND as they proceeded from Jericho a great multitude followed him. 20:30And behold two blind men who sat by the way, hearing that Jesus was passing by cried, saying, Have mercy on us Lord, Son of David! 20:31And the multitude charged them to be still; but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us Lord, Son of David! 20:32And Jesus stopped, and called them and said, What do you wish me to do for you? 20:33They said to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 20:34And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes; and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
2 21:1And when they approached Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 21:2and said to them, Go into the village opposite to you, and you will immediately find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them, and lead them to me: 21:3and if any one asks you why, say that the Lord has need of them, and he will immediately send them. 21:4But all this was done that the words spoken by the prophet might be fulfilled, who says; 21:5Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king comes to you, meek, seated on an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
3 21:6And the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them, 21:7and brought the ass and the colt, and put garments on them, and he sat on them. 21:8And a vast multitude spread their garments in the way, and others cut branches from the trees and scattered them in the way; 21:9and the multitudes that went before, and those that followed, cried saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest [heavens]!
4 21:10And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was moved, saying, Who is this? 21:11And the multitude said, This is Jesus, the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee. 21:12And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the brokers, and the seats of those that sold doves, 21:13and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.
5 21:14And the blind and crippled came to him in the temple, and he cured them. 21:15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful works which he performed, and the children crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David! they were displeased, 21:16and said to him, Do you hear what these say? And Jesus said to them, Yes. Have you never read, that out of the mouths of babes and nursing infants, you have perfected praise? 21:17And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
6 21:18And returning into the city in the morning he was hungry; 21:19and seeing a fig tree by the way he went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only, and he said to it, Let there be no fruit on you forever. And the fig tree immediately withered, 21:20and the disciples seeing it, wondered and said, How soon is this fig tree withered! 21:21Jesus answered and said to them, I tell you truly, that if you have faith and doubt not, you shall not only do this of the fig tree, but if you should say to this mountain, Be taken up and be cast into the sea, it would be done; 21:22and all things whatever which you ask in prayer believing, you shall receive.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHRIST QUESTIONED BY THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS. THE PARABLE OF THE VINEYARD.
1 21:23AND Jesus having gone into the temple, the chief priests and