Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
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After agreeing to pay the workers the usual day's wages, he sent them to work in his vineyard.
3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle.
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About 9 a.m. he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.
4 And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just.
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He said to them, 'Work in my vineyard, and I'll give you whatever is right.' So they went.
5 And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner.
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"He went out again about noon and 3 p.m. and did the same thing.
6 But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?
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About 5 p.m. he went out and found some others standing around. He said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day long without work?'
7 They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into my vineyard.
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"'No one has hired us,' they answered him. "He said to them, 'Work in my vineyard.'
8 And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.
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"When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told the supervisor, 'Call the workers, and give them their wages. Start with the last, and end with the first.'
9 When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
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"Those who started working about 5 p.m. came, and each received a day's wages.
10 But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny.
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When those who had been hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each of them received a day's wages.
11 And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,
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Although they took it, they began to protest to the owner.
12 Saying: These last have worked but one hour. and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.
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They said, 'These last workers have worked only one hour. Yet, you've treated us all the same, even though we worked hard all day under a blazing sun.'
13 But he answering said to one of them: friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?
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"The owner said to one of them, 'Friend, I'm not treating you unfairly. Didn't you agree with me on a day's wages?
14 Take what is thine, and go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to thee.
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Take your money and go! I want to give this last worker as much as I gave you.
15 Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good?
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Can't I do what I want with my own money? Or do you resent my generosity towards others?'
16 So shall the last be first and the first last. For many are called but few chosen.
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"In this way the last will be first, and the first will be last."
17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart and said to them:
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When Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he took the twelve apostles aside and said to them privately,
18 Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes: and they shall condemn him to death.
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"We're going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn him to death
19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified: and the third day he shall rise again.
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and hand him over to foreigners. They will make fun of him, whip him, and crucify him. But on the third day he will be brought back to life."
20 Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee with her sons, adoring and asking something of him.
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Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her two sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor.
21 Who said to her: What wilt thou? She saith to him: say that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left, in thy kingdom.
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"What do you want?" he asked her. She said to him, "Promise that one of my sons will sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."
22 And Jesus answering, said: You know not what you ask. Can you drink the chalice that I shall drink? They say to him: We can.
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Jesus replied, "You don't realize what you're asking. Can you drink the cup that I'm going to drink?" "We can," they told him.
23 He saith to them: My chalice indeed you shall drink; but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you, but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father.
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Jesus said to them, "You will drink my cup. But I don't have the authority to grant you a seat at my right or left. My Father has already prepared these positions for certain people."
24 And the ten, hearing it, were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
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When the other ten apostles heard about this, they were irritated with the two brothers.
25 But Jesus called them to him and said: You know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them; and that they that are the greater, exercise power upon them.
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Jesus called the apostles and said, "You know that the rulers of nations have absolute power over people and their officials have absolute authority over people.
26 It shall not be so among you: but whosoever is the greater among you, let him be your minister.
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But that's not the way it's going to be among you. Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant.
27 And he that will be first among you shall be your servant.
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Whoever wants to be most important among you will be your slave.
28 Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many.
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It's the same way with the Son of Man. He didn't come so that others could serve him. He came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many people."
29 And when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
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As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.
30 And behold two blind men sitting by the way side heard that Jesus passed by. And they cried out, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.
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Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"
31 And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.
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The crowd told them to be quiet. But they shouted even louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"
32 And Jesus stood and called them and said: What will ye that I do to you?
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Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.
33 They say to him: Lord, that our eyes be opened.
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They told him, "Lord, we want you to give us our eyesight back."
34 And Jesus having compassion on them, touched their eyes. And immediately they saw and followed him.
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Jesus felt sorry for them, so he touched their eyes. Their sight was restored at once, and they followed him.