OET MAT chapter 20

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20 because the kingdom of the heavens is like a landowner who came out in the morning to hire labourers to work in his vineyard. 2 They all agreed on the rate for the day and then he sent them off to work in his vineyard. 3 Then around 9am he noticed some others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and he told them, ‘You can go and work in the vineyard and I’ll pay you all a fair day’s wage at the end.’ 5 So they went off. Then he came out around midday and again at 3pm and did the same. 6 When he came out around 5pm and there were still people just standing around, he asked them, ‘Why have you been idly standing here all day?’ 7 ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they said. So he also sent them off to work in the vineyard.

8 [ref]“In the evening, the landowner instructed his manager, ‘Call the workers and give them their wages, going from the last to start until the first.’ 9 The ones who’d started late afternoon each received the day’s wage that the first workers had been promised, 10 so those first ones expected they’d receive more, but they all got the same day’s wage. 11 When they got theirs, the first workers started grumbling about the landowner 12 and complained, ‘These last ones only worked an hour, and yet you paid them the same as us who worked the entire day right through the scorching heat!’ 13 ‘Buddy,’ he said to one of them, ‘I’m not cheating you. Didn’t you agree to work for me for the daily wage? 14 Take what we agreed on and go, but I wanted to give these last workers the same amount. 15 Or aren’t I permitted to do what I want with my own money? Or is your eye evil just because I am generous?’

16 [ref]“So the last will be first like that, and the first will be last.”

20 For/Because the kingdom of _the heavens is similar to_a_man, a_home _owner, who came _out together _with in _the _morning to _hire workers for the vineyard of _him.
2 And having _agreed _together with the workers for a_daʸnarion_coin for _the day, he _sent_ them _out into the vineyard of _him.
3 And having _come _out about the_third hour, he _saw others having _stood idle in the marketplace, 4 and to _those he _said:
You _all also be _going into the vineyard, and whatever if may _be right, I _will _be _giving to _you _all.
5 And they went _away.
Having _come _out again about the_sixth and ninth hour, he _did likewise.
6 And having _come _out about the eleventh, he _found others having _stood, and he _is _saying to _them:
Why have _you _all _stood here idle all the day?
7 They _are _saying to _him:
Because no _one hired us.
He _is _saying to _them:
You _all be _going also into the vineyard.
8 And having _become evening, the master of _the vineyard is _saying to _the manager of _him:
Call the workers and give _back to _them the wage, having _begun from the last to the first.
9 And the ones having _come about the eleventh hour each received a_daʸnarion_coin.
10 And the first ones having _come thought that they _will _be _receiving more, but they each also received a_daʸnarion_coin.
11 And having _received, they _were _grumbling against the home _owner 12 saying:
These the last ones worked one hour, and you _made them equal to _us, to _the ones having _borne the burden of _the day and the scorching _heat.
13 But he answering of _them said to _one Friend, I _am_ not _doing _wrong to _you.
Not you _agreed _together for_a_daʸnarion_coin with _me?
14 Take _up what is your and be _going, but I _am _wanting to _give to _this the last as also to _you.
15 Or not is _it _permitting for _me, what I _am _willing to _do with the mine?
Or is the eye of _you evil, because I am good?
16 Thus the last will _be first, and the first last.

20:17 Yeshua tells a third time about his death

(Mark 10:32-34, Luke 18:31-34)

17 As Yeshua started on the walk to Yerushalem, he took the twelve apprentices aside by themselves on the way, and told them, 18 “Listen, we’re going to Yerushalem and humanity’s child will be handed over to the chief priests and the religious teachers, and they will condemn him to death 19 and hand him over to the non-Jews to be mocked and flogged and executed on a stake, and then on the third day he will come back to life.”

17 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) going _up to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), took the twelve apprentices/followers by themselves, and on the way he _said to _them, 18 Behold, we _are _going _up to Hierousalaʸm, and the son of_ the _man will _be _being _given _over to _the chief _priests and scribes, and they _will _be _condemning him to _death, 19 and they _will _be _giving_ him _over to _the pagans, in _order that to _mock, and to _flog, and to _execute _on _a _stake, and on _the third day he _will _be _rising _up.

20:20 Requesting the top seats

(Mark 10:35-45)

20 Then Zebedee’s wife approached Yeshua with her two sons, Yacob and Yohan. She knelt in front of him, obviously wanting to ask for something.

21 “What is it that you’re wanting?” Yeshua asked.

“Promise that my two sons will be able to sit beside you in the kingdom,” she said, “one on the right and one on the left.”

22 But Yeshua answered, “You all don’t realise what you’re asking. Do you think you’ll be able to bear the suffering that I will have to suffer?”

“Yes,” they replied, “we can.”

23 “Well, you will indeed share the suffering with me,” Yeshua responded. “But on the other hand, sitting on my right and my left is not my decision to make, because my father will have prepared those places.”

24 Now the other ten who’d heard all this, took offence at the two brothers 25 [ref]but Yeshua called them over and said, “You all know that the rulers of other nations practice total control over their people, as do other powerful people. 26 [ref]But among all of you, it shouldn’t be like that. Instead anyone who wants to become great should be your servant, 27 and anyone who wants to be first, should be your slave, 28 in the same way that humanity’s child didn’t come to be served, but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many people.”

20 Then the mother of _the sons of _Zebedaios approached to _him with the sons of _her, prostrating and requesting something from him.
21 And he said to _her:
What are _you _wanting?
She _is _saying to _him:
Say that these the two sons of _me may _sit _down, one on the_right and one on the_left of _you in the kingdom of _you.
22 But the Yaʸsous answering said:
You _all _have_ not _known what you _all _are _requesting.
Are _you _all _being _able to _drink the cup which I am _going to _be _drinking?
They _are _saying to _him:
We _are _being _able.
23 He _is _saying to _them:
On _one _hand you _all _will _be _drinking the cup of _me, on _the _other _hand which to _sit _down on the_right of _me and on the_left, is not mine to _give, but for _whom it _has _been _prepared by the father of _me.
24 And having _heard, the ten resented about the two brothers.
25 But the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _called _to them said:
You _all _have _known that the rulers of _the pagans are _exercising _mastership over _them, and the great ones are _exercising _authority over _them.
26 It _will_ not _be thus among you _all, but whoever if among you _all may _be _wanting to _become great, he _will _be servant of _you _all, 27 and whoever wishfully among you _all may _be _wanting to _be first, he _will _be slave of _you _all, 28 as the son of_ the _man came not to _be _served, but to _serve and to _give the life of _him a_ransom for many.

20:29 Yeshua heals two blind men

(Mark 10:46-52, Luke 18:35-43)

29 When the all left Jericho, a large crowd followed after him. 30 Then, look, two blind men heard that Yeshua was passing by, so they yelled out, “Show mercy to us, master, David’s descendant!”

31 The crowd warned them to be quiet, but they just yelled out even louder, “Master, David’s descendant, show mercy to us!”

32 At that point, Yeshua stopped and called them over and asked, “What is it that you’re wanting me to do for you?”

33 “Master,” they said, “open our eyes so we can see.”

34 Yeshua felt compassionate towards them and touched their eyes with his fingers and then straight away they were able to see, and they followed after him.

20:8: Lev 19:13; Deu 24:15.

20:16: Mat 19:30; Mrk 10:31; Luk 13:30.

20:25-26: Luk 22:25-26.

20:26-27: Mat 23:11; Mrk 9:35; Luk 22:26.

29 And them going _out from Yeriⱪō/(Yərīḩō), a_ great _crowd followed after _him.
30 And see, two blind men sitting beside the road, having _heard that Yaʸsous is _passing _by, they _cried _out saying, show _mercy to _us, master, son of _Dawid/(Dāvid).
31 And the crowd warned to _them that they _may _keep _silent.
But they cried _out greater saying:
master, son of _Dawid, show _mercy to _us.
32 And the Yaʸsous having _stopped, called them and said:
What are _you _all _wanting I _may _do for _you _all?
33 They _are _saying to _him:
master, that may _be _opening _up the eyes of _us.
34 And the Yaʸsous having _been _feeling _compassion, touched against _the eyes of _them, and immediately they _received _sight and they _followed after _him.

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Jesus’ Final Journey to Jerusalem

Much like the difficulties of discerning the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land (see here), the task of reconciling the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem into one coherent itinerary has proven very challenging for Bible scholars. As with many other events during Jesus’ ministry, the accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke (often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels) present a noticeably similar account of Jesus’ final travels, while John’s Gospel presents an itinerary that is markedly different from the others. In general, the Synoptic Gospels present Jesus as making a single journey to Jerusalem, beginning in Capernaum (Luke 9:51), passing through Perea (Matthew 19:1-2; Mark 10:1) and Jericho (Matthew 20:29-34; Mark 10:46-52; Luke 18:35-19:10), and ending at Bethany and Bethphage, where he enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44). John, on the other hand, mentions several trips to Jerusalem by Jesus (John 2:13-17; 5:1-15; 7:1-13; 10:22-23), followed by a trip to Perea across the Jordan River (John 10:40-42), a return to Bethany where he raises Lazarus from the dead (John 11), a withdrawal to the village of Ephraim for a few months (John 11:54), and a return trip to Bethany, where he then enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (John 12:1-19). The differences between the Synoptics’ and John’s accounts are noteworthy, but they are not irreconcilable. The Synoptics, after noting that Jesus began his trip at Capernaum, likely condensed their accounts (as occurs elsewhere in the Gospels) to omit Jesus’ initial arrival in Jerusalem and appearance at the Festival of Dedication, thus picking up with Jesus in Perea (stage 2 of John’s itinerary). Then all the Gospels recount Jesus’ trip (back) to Bethany and Jerusalem, passing through Jericho along the way. Likewise, the Synoptics must have simply omitted the few months Jesus spent in Ephraim to escape the Jewish leaders (stage 4 of John’s itinerary) and rejoined John’s account where Jesus is preparing to enter Jerusalem on a donkey.

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