Greek New Testament (Byzantine Majority Text)Berean Standard Bible

1. 1BYZομοια γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτη οστισ εξηλθεν αμα πρωι μισθωσασθαι εργατασ εισ τον αμπελωνα αυτουBSBBSB: “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2. 2BYZκαι συμφωνησασ μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτουσ εισ τον αμπελωνα αυτουBSBBSB: He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
3. 3BYZκαι εξελθων περι τριτην ωραν ειδεν αλλουσ εστωτασ εν τη αγορα αργουσBSBBSB: About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
4. 4BYZκαι εκεινοισ ειπεν υπαγετε και υμεισ εισ τον αμπελωνα και ο εαν η δικαιον δωσω υμινBSBBSB: ‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
5. 5BYZοι δε απηλθον παλιν εξελθων περι εκτην και ενατην ωραν εποιησεν ωσαυτωσBSBBSB: So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
6. 6BYZπερι δε την ενδεκατην ωραν εξελθων ευρεν αλλουσ εστωτασ αργουσ και λεγει αυτοισ τι ωδε εστηκατε ολην την ημεραν αργοιBSBBSB: About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
7. 7BYZλεγουσιν αυτω οτι ουδεισ ημασ εμισθωσατο λεγει αυτοισ υπαγετε και υμεισ εισ τον αμπελωνα και ο εαν η δικαιον ληψεσθεBSBBSB: ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’
8. 8BYZοψιασ δε γενομενησ λεγει ο κυριοσ του αμπελωνοσ τω επιτροπω αυτου καλεσον τουσ εργατασ και αποδοσ αυτοισ τον μισθον αρξαμενοσ απο των εσχατων εωσ των πρωτωνBSBBSB: When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
9. 9BYZκαι ελθοντεσ οι περι την ενδεκατην ωραν ελαβον ανα δηναριονBSBBSB: The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
10. 10BYZελθοντεσ δε οι πρωτοι ενομισαν οτι πλειονα ληψονται και ελαβον και αυτοι ανα δηναριονBSBBSB: So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
11. 11BYZλαβοντεσ δε εγογγυζον κατα του οικοδεσποτουBSBBSB: On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
12. 12BYZλεγοντεσ οτι ουτοι οι εσχατοι μιαν ωραν εποιησαν και ισουσ ημιν αυτουσ εποιησασ τοισ βαστασασιν το βαροσ τησ ημερασ και τον καυσωναBSBBSB: ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
13. 13BYZο δε αποκριθεισ ειπεν ενι αυτων εταιρε ουκ αδικω σε ουχι δηναριου συνεφωνησασ μοιBSBBSB: But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
14. 14BYZαρον το σον και υπαγε θελω δε τουτω τω εσχατω δουναι ωσ και σοιBSBBSB: Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
15. 15BYZη ουκ εξεστιν μοι ποιησαι ο θελω εν τοισ εμοισ ει ο οφθαλμοσ σου πονηροσ εστιν οτι εγω αγαθοσ ειμιBSBBSB: Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
16. 16BYZουτωσ εσονται οι εσχατοι πρωτοι και οι πρωτοι εσχατοι πολλοι γαρ εισιν κλητοι ολιγοι δε εκλεκτοιBSBBSB: So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
17. 17BYZκαι αναβαινων ο ιησουσ εισ ιεροσολυμα παρελαβεν τουσ δωδεκα μαθητασ κατ ιδιαν εν τη οδω και ειπεν αυτοισBSBBSB: As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside and said,
18. 18BYZιδου αναβαινομεν εισ ιεροσολυμα και ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου παραδοθησεται τοισ αρχιερευσιν και γραμματευσιν και κατακρινουσιν αυτον θανατωBSBBSB: “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death
19. 19BYZκαι παραδωσουσιν αυτον τοισ εθνεσιν εισ το εμπαιξαι και μαστιγωσαι και σταυρωσαι και τη τριτη ημερα αναστησεταιBSBBSB: and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified. And on the third day He will be raised to life.”
20. 20BYZτοτε προσηλθεν αυτω η μητηρ των υιων ζεβεδαιου μετα των υιων αυτησ προσκυνουσα και αιτουσα τι παρ αυτουBSBBSB: Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and knelt down to make a request of Him.
21. 21BYZο δε ειπεν αυτη τι θελεισ λεγει αυτω ειπε ινα καθισωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εισ εκ δεξιων σου και εισ εξ ευωνυμων σου εν τη βασιλεια σουBSBBSB: “What do you want?” He inquired. She answered, “Declare that in Your kingdom one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand, and the other at Your left.”
22. 22BYZαποκριθεισ δε ο ιησουσ ειπεν ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω μελλω πινειν η το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθηναι λεγουσιν αυτω δυναμεθαBSBBSB: “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brothers answered.
23. 23BYZκαι λεγει αυτοισ το μεν ποτηριον μου πιεσθε και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθησεσθε το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων μου ουκ εστιν εμον δουναι αλλ οισ ητοιμασται υπο του πατροσ μουBSBBSB: “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
24. 24BYZκαι ακουσαντεσ οι δεκα ηγανακτησαν περι των δυο αδελφωνBSBBSB: When the ten heard about this, they were indignant with the two brothers.
25. 25BYZο δε ιησουσ προσκαλεσαμενοσ αυτουσ ειπεν οιδατε οτι οι αρχοντεσ των εθνων κατακυριευουσιν αυτων και οι μεγαλοι κατεξουσιαζουσιν αυτωνBSBBSB: But Jesus called them aside and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
26. 26BYZουχ ουτωσ δε εσται εν υμιν αλλ οσ εαν θελη εν υμιν μεγασ γενεσθαι εσται υμων διακονοσBSBBSB: It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
27. 27BYZκαι οσ εαν θελη εν υμιν ειναι πρωτοσ εστω υμων δουλοσBSBBSB: and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
28. 28BYZωσπερ ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου ουκ ηλθεν διακονηθηναι αλλα διακονησαι και δουναι την ψυχην αυτου λυτρον αντι πολλωνBSBBSB: just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
29. 29BYZκαι εκπορευομενων αυτων απο ιεριχω ηκολουθησεν αυτω οχλοσ πολυσBSBBSB: As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him.
30. 30BYZκαι ιδου δυο τυφλοι καθημενοι παρα την οδον ακουσαντεσ οτι ιησουσ παραγει εκραξαν λεγοντεσ ελεησον ημασ κυριε υιοσ δαυιδBSBBSB: And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31. 31BYZο δε οχλοσ επετιμησεν αυτοισ ινα σιωπησωσιν οι δε μειζον εκραζον λεγοντεσ ελεησον ημασ κυριε υιοσ δαυιδBSBBSB: The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
32. 32BYZκαι στασ ο ιησουσ εφωνησεν αυτουσ και ειπεν τι θελετε ποιησω υμινBSBBSB: Jesus stopped and called them. “What do you want Me to do for you?” He asked.
33. 33BYZλεγουσιν αυτω κυριε ινα ανοιχθωσιν ημων οι οφθαλμοιBSBBSB: “Lord,” they answered, “let our eyes be opened.”
34. 34BYZσπλαγχνισθεισ δε ο ιησουσ ηψατο των οφθαλμων αυτων και ευθεωσ ανεβλεψαν αυτων οι οφθαλμοι και ηκολουθησαν αυτωBSBBSB: Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and at once they received their sight and followed Him.