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19:16-20:16 And (when) behold a person
approached him and said “Teacher what good thing may I do so I may have
eternal life?” And he said to him “Why do you question me concerning the
good? There is one that is the
good. But if you want to enter into
eternal life, keep the commandments.”
He says to him “Which one?” And Jesus
said “You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not
steal. You shall not bear false
witness. Honour your father and your
mother. You shall love your
neighbour as yourself.” The young man says to him “All things I have
kept. What do I still lack? Jesus said to him “If you want to
be perfect, go sell your belongings and give them to the poor and you will
have treasure in heavens. And come
follow me.” But on hearing this the young man went away grieving for he had
many possessions. So Jesus said to his disciples. “Truly I tell you that a rich man will
find it difficult to enter into the kingdom of the heavens. But again I tell you it is easier for
a
camel to enter through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter
into the kingdom
of God.” And hearing this the disciples were
astounded saying “Who then can be saved?”
And looking upon them Jesus said “With men this is impossible. But with God all things are
possible.” Then answering Peter said
to him. “Behold we left everything
and followed you. What then shall be
our reward?” And Jesus said to them. “Truly I tell
you that the ones who have followed me into the regeneration, - when the Son
of man is sitting on the throne of his glory, you will also sit on twelve
thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And whoever has left houses or brothers
or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for the sake of my
name, will receive manifold (gifts) and will inherit eternal life. But
many who are
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first will be last and the last will
be first.”The kingdom of the
heavens is like a housemaster who went out early in the morning to hire
workmen in his vineyard. And
agreeing with the workman for a denarius as the day’s pay he sent them into
his vineyard. And going out about
the third hour (about 9 o’clock
in the morning?) he saw others standing in the marketplace idle. To those he said (Note: Jesus as
compared with housemaster) “You can also go into my vineyard and I will pay
you whatever is just.” So they
went. And again on going out about
the sixth and the ninth hour he did the same. And about the eleventh hour on going out
he found others standing there and he says to them. “Why are you standing here all day doing
nothing?” And they said to him
“Because nobody has hired us.” He
says to them. “You also can go into
my vineyard.” When evening had come
the lord of the vineyard said to his steward. “Call the workmen and pay their wage,
beginning from the last until the first.”
And coming forward the ones from about the eleventh hour each
received a denarius. And finally
those who had gone out first came forward and assumed that they would
receive more. Yet they each received
a denarius in the same way. On
receiving this they grumbled against the house master saying. “These ones who were last only did one
hour and yet you gave them equal pay to us who had borne the burden of the
day and the heat. “But he answering
one of them said “Comrade, I do
not injure you. Did you not agree
with me for the pay of a denarius? Take what is yours and go. But am I not allowed to do what I want
with my own things and give this last man the same as I gave to you. Is your eye evil because I am good? But the last ones will be first and the
first ones last.” (Note: 2nd part
explains 1st part)
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