Matthew 19:27-30

27Then Peter said in reply, “See, awe have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?” 28Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you, in the new world,
Greek  in the regeneration
cwhen the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me dwill also sit on twelve thrones, ejudging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 fAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold
Some manuscripts manifold
and will hinherit eternal life.
30But imany who are jfirst will be last, and the last first.

Matthew 20:1-16

Laborers in the Vineyard

1For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius
A  denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. 6And labout the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8And mwhen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his nforeman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and othe scorching heat.’ 13But he replied to one of them, pFriend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14Take qwhat belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 rAm I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or sdo you begrudge my generosity?’
Or is your eye bad because I am good?
16So uthe last will be first, and the first last.”

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