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they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and
again at three o’clock he did the same thing.
6 “At five o’clock that afternoon he was in
town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven’t you
been working today?’
7 “They replied, ‘Because no one hired us.’
“The landowner told them, ‘Then go out and
join the others in my vineyard.’
8 “That evening he told the foreman to call
the workers in and pay them, beginning with
the last workers first. 9 When those hired at five
o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s
wage. 10 When those hired first came to get their
pay, they assumed they would receive more. But
they, too, were paid a day’s wage. 11 When they
received their pay, they protested to the owner,
12 ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet
you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us
who worked all day in the scorching heat.’
13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend,
I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work
all day for the usual wage? 14 Take your money
and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the
same as you. 15 Is it against the law for me to do
what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
16 “So those who are last now will be first
then, and those who are first will be last.”
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took
the twelve disciples aside privately and told
them what was going to happen to him. 18 “Listen,” he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem,
where the Son of Man* will be betrayed to the
leading priests and the teachers of religious law.
They will sentence him to die. 19 Then they will
hand him over to the Romans* to be mocked,
flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the
third day he will be raised from the dead.”
Jesus Teaches about Serving Others
20 Then the mother of James and John, the sons
of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She
knelt respectfully to ask a favor. 21 “What is your
request?” he asked.
She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my
two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one
on your right and the other on your left.”
22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You
don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to
drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about
to drink?”
“Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
23 Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from
my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will
sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared
those places for the ones he has chosen.”
24 When the ten other disciples heard what
James and John had asked, they were indignant.
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25 But
Jesus called them together and said, “You
know that the rulers in this world lord it over
their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. 26 But among you it
will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader
among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become
your slave. 28 For even the Son of Man came not
to be served but to serve others and to give his
life as a ransom for many.”
Jesus Heals Two Blind Men
29 As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind. 30 Two blind
men were sitting beside the road. When they
heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began
shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31 “Be quiet!” the crowd yelled at them.
But they only shouted louder, “Lord, Son of
David, have mercy on us!”
32 When Jesus heard them, he stopped and
called, “What do you want me to do for you?”
33 “Lord,” they said, “we want to see!” 34 Jesus
felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.
Jesus’ Triumphant Entry
As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of
them on ahead. 2 “Go into the village over there,”
he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a
donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie
them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone asks what
you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’
and he will immediately let you take them.”
4 This took place to fulfill the prophecy that
said,
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“Tell the people of Jerusalem,*
‘Look, your King is coming to you.
He is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.’”*
6 The
two disciples did as Jesus commanded.
brought the donkey and the colt to him
and threw their garments over the colt, and he
sat on it.*
8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on
the road ahead of him, and others cut branches
from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 Jesus was in the center of the procession, and
the people all around him were shouting,
7 They
“Praise God* for the Son of David!
Blessings on the one who comes in the
name of the Lord!
Praise God in highest heaven!”*
20:18 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
20:19 Greek the Gentiles. 21:5a Greek Tell the daughter
of Zion. Isa 62:11. 21:5b Zech 9:9. 21:7 Greek over them,
and he sat on them. 21:9a Greek Hosanna, an exclamation
of praise that literally means “save now”; also in 21:9b, 15.
21:9b Pss 118:25-26; 148:1.