Matthew 20 Geneva Bible (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.
1 PORQUE el reino de los cielos es semejante á un hombre, padre de familia, que salió por la mañana á ajustar obreros para su viña.
2 And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
2 Y habiéndose concertado con los obreros en un denario al día, los envió á su viña.
3 And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,
3 Y saliendo cerca de la hora de las tres, vió otros que estaban en la plaza ociosos;
4 And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.
4 Y les dijo: Id también vosotros á mi viña, y os daré lo que fuere justo. Y ellos fueron.
5 Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.
5 Salió otra vez cerca de las horas sexta y nona, é hizo lo mismo.
6 And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
6 Y saliendo cerca de la hora undécima, halló otros que estaban ociosos; y díceles: ¿Por qué estáis aquí todo el día ociosos?
7 They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.
7 Dícenle: Porque nadie nos ha ajustado. Díceles: Id también vosotros á la viña, y recibiréis lo que fuere justo.
8 And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.
8 Y cuando fué la tarde del día, el señor de la viña dijo á su mayordomo: Llama á los obreros y págales el jornal, comenzando desde los postreros hasta los primeros.
9 And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.
9 Y viniendo los que [habían ido] cerca de la hora undécima, recibieron cada uno un denario.
10 Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.
10 Y viniendo también los primeros, pensaron que habían de recibir más; pero también ellos recibieron cada uno un denario.
11 And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,
11 Y tomándolo, murmuraban contra el padre de la familia,
12 Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day.
12 Diciendo: Estos postreros sólo han trabajado una hora, y los has hecho iguales á nosotros, que hemos llevado la carga y el calor del día.
13 And hee answered one of them, saying, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penie?
13 Y él respondiendo, dijo á uno de ellos: Amigo, no te hago agravio; ¿no te concertaste conmigo por un denario?
14 Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.
14 Toma lo que es tuyo, y vete; mas quiero dar á este postrero, como á ti.
15 Is it not lawfull for me to do as I will with mine owne? Is thine eye euil, because I am good?
15 ¿No me es lícito á mí hacer lo que quiero con lo mío? ó ¿es malo tu ojo, porque yo soy bueno?
16 So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.
16 Así los primeros serán postreros, y los postreros primeros: porque muchos son llamados, mas pocos escogidos.
17 And Iesus went vp to Hierusalem, and tooke the twelue disciples apart in the way, and said vnto them,
17 Y subiendo Jesús á Jerusalem, tomó sus doce discípulos aparte en el camino, y les dijo:
18 Beholde, wee goe vp to Hierusalem, and the Sonne of man shall bee deliuered vnto the chiefe priestes, and vnto the Scribes, and they shall condemne him to death,
18 He aquí subimos á Jerusalem, y el Hijo del hombre será entregado á los príncipes de los sacerdotes y á los escribas, y le condenarán á muerte;
19 And shall deliuer him to the Gentiles, to mocke, and to scourge, and to crucifie him, but the third day he shall rise againe.
19 Y le entregarán á los Gentiles para que [le] escarnezcan, y azoten, y crucifiquen; mas al tercer día resucitará.
20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedeus children with her sonnes, worshipping him, and desiring a certaine thing of him.
20 Entonces se llegó á él la madre de los hijos de Zebedeo con sus hijos, adorándo[le], y pidiéndole algo.
21 And he said vnto her, What wouldest thou? She said to him, Graunt that these my two sonnes may sit, the one at thy right hand, and the other at thy left hand in thy kingdome.
21 Y él le dijo: ¿Qué quieres? Ella le dijo: Di que se sienten estos dos hijos míos, el uno á tu mano derecha, y el otro á tu izquierda, en tu reino.
22 And Iesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye aske. Are ye able to drinke of the cup that I shall drinke of, and to be baptized with the baptisme that I shalbe baptized with? They said to him, We are able.
22 Entonces Jesús respondiendo, dijo: No sabéis lo que pedís: ¿podéis beber el vaso que yo he de beber, y ser bautizados del bautismo de que yo soy bautizado? Y ellos le dicen: Podemos.
23 And he said vnto them, Ye shall drinke in deede of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptisme, that I am baptized with, but to sit at my right hande, and at my left hand, is not mine to giue: but it shalbe giuen to them for whome it is prepared of my Father.
23 Y él les dice: A la verdad mi vaso beberéis, y del bautismo de que yo soy bautizado, seréis bautizados; mas el sentaros á mi mano derecha y á mi izquierda, no es mío dar[lo], sino á aquellos para quienes está aparejado de mi Padre.
24 And when the other ten heard this, they disdained at the two brethren.
24 Y como los diez oyeron esto, se enojaron de los dos hermanos.
25 Therefore Iesus called them vnto him, and saide, We knowe that the lordes of the Gentiles haue domination ouer them, and they that are great, exercise authoritie ouer them.
25 Entonces Jesús llamándolos, dijo: Sabéis que los príncipes de los Gentiles se enseñorean sobre ellos, y los que son grandes ejercen sobre ellos potestad.
26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoeuer will be great among you, let him be your seruant.
26 Mas entre vosotros no será así; sino el que quisiere entre vosotros hacerse grande, será vuestro servidor;
27 And whosoeuer will be chiefe among you, let him be your seruant.
27 Y el que quisiere entre vosotros ser el primero, será vuestro siervo:
28 Euen as the Sonne of man came not to be serued, but to serue, and to giue his life for the ransome of many.
28 Como el Hijo del hombre no vino para ser servido, sino para servir, y para dar su vida en rescate por muchos.
29 And as they departed from Iericho, a great multitude followed him.
29 Entonces saliendo ellos de Jericó, le seguía gran compañía.
30 And beholde, two blinde men, sitting by the way side, when they heard that Iesus passed by, cryed, saying, O Lord, the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on vs.
30 Y he aquí dos ciegos sentados junto al camino, como oyeron que Jesús pasaba, clamaron, diciendo: Señor, Hijo de David, ten misericordia de nosotros.
31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should holde their peace: but they cried the more, saying, O Lord, the Sonne of Dauid, haue mercie on vs.
31 Y la gente les reñía para que callasen; mas ellos clamaban más, diciendo: Señor, Hijo de David, ten misericordia de nosotros.
32 Then Iesus stoode still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I should do to you?
32 Y parándose Jesús, los llamó, y dijo: ¿Qué queréis que haga por vosotros?
33 They saide to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
33 Ellos le dicen: Señor, que sean abiertos nuestros ojos.
34 And Iesus mooued with compassion, touched their eyes, and immediatly their eyes receiued sight, and they followed him.
34 Entonces Jesús, teniendo misericordia [de ellos], les tocó los ojos, y luego sus ojos recibieron la vista; y le siguieron.
Cross references (33)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 13:47; Matthew 13:24; 1 Corinthians 15:58; John 15:1; Hebrews 13:21
- 2 Exodus 19:5–6; Matthew 22:19; Luke 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:15; Matthew 18:28
- 3 1 Timothy 5:13; Proverbs 19:15; Matthew 20:6–7; Mark 15:25; Acts 17:17–21
- 4 1 Peter 4:2–3; Romans 6:16–22; Luke 19:7–10; Matthew 9:9; Titus 3:8
- 5 Joshua 24:2–3; Mark 15:33–34; Hebrews 11:24–26; Acts 3:1; Luke 23:44–46
- 6 John 9:4; Acts 17:21; Hebrews 6:12; Proverbs 19:15; Luke 23:40–43
- 7 Ephesians 2:11–12; Hebrews 6:10; Acts 17:30–31; Acts 4:16; Matthew 22:9–10
- 8 Deuteronomy 24:15; 1 Peter 4:10; Romans 2:6–10; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Titus 1:7
- 9 Romans 4:3–6; Ephesians 2:8–10; Ephesians 1:6–8; Matthew 20:2; Luke 23:40–43
- 11 Luke 19:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:16; Jude 16; Acts 11:2–3; Acts 22:21–22
- 12 Romans 11:5–6; 2 Corinthians 11:23–28; Luke 14:10–11; 1 Corinthians 4:11; Luke 18:11–12
- 13 Matthew 26:50; Matthew 22:12; Romans 9:14–15; Job 34:8–12; Job 35:2
- 14 John 17:2; Luke 15:31; Ezekiel 29:18–20; Matthew 6:2; Matthew 6:6
- 15 Romans 9:15–24; Deuteronomy 15:9; Mark 7:22; Exodus 33:19; Matthew 6:23
- 16 Matthew 19:30; Mark 10:31; Matthew 22:14; Luke 13:28–30; Luke 15:7
- 17 Mark 10:32–34; Luke 18:31–34; Matthew 13:11; John 15:15; Genesis 18:17
- 18 Matthew 16:21; Acts 2:23; Matthew 27:1; Matthew 26:2; Matthew 17:22–23
- 19 Matthew 16:21; Mark 15:16–20; 1 Corinthians 15:3–7; Acts 2:23; Isaiah 53:3
- 20 Mark 10:35–45; Matthew 4:21; Matthew 8:2; Matthew 27:56; Matthew 2:11
- 21 Matthew 19:28; Mark 10:36–37; Psalm 110:1; Esther 5:3; 1 Kings 3:5
- 22 Luke 22:42; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 26:39; Mark 14:36; John 18:11
- 23 Revelation 1:9; Mark 10:40; Matthew 25:34; Acts 12:2; 2 Timothy 2:11–12
- 24 James 4:5–6; 1 Peter 5:5; Luke 22:23–25; Philippians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 13:4
- 25 Luke 22:25–27; Matthew 20:25–28; John 13:12–17; Mark 10:42; Matthew 18:3–4
- 26 Mark 10:43; Mark 9:35; Mark 10:45; 1 Peter 5:3; Luke 18:14
- 27 Luke 22:26; Mark 9:33–35; Matthew 18:4; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Romans 1:14
- 28 Luke 22:27; Hebrews 9:28; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 3:18; Philippians 2:4–8
- 29 Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43; Matthew 9:27–31
- 30 Mark 10:46; Matthew 12:22–23; Matthew 22:42; Matthew 21:9; Isaiah 42:16
- 31 Matthew 19:13; Colossians 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Luke 18:1–8; Luke 11:8–10
- 32 Ezekiel 36:37; Philippians 4:6; Matthew 20:21; Acts 10:29
- 33 Psalm 119:18; Ephesians 1:17–19
- 34 Matthew 9:29; Psalm 145:8; Hebrews 4:15–16; Luke 22:51; Luke 7:13
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Ye have heard out of the Holy Gospel a parable well suited to the present season, concerning the labourers in the vineyard. For now is the time of the material vintage. Now there is also a spiritual vintage, wherein God rejoiceth in the fruit of His vineyard. For we cultivate God, and God cultivateth us.
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He goeth not up at once to Jerusalem when He is come out of Galilee, but having first wrought miracles, and having stopped the mouths of Pharisees, and having discoursed with His disciples of renouncing possessions: for, "if thou wilt be perfect," saith He, "sell that thou hast:" and of virginity, "He that is able to receive, let him receive …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
They maintain also, that these thirty Æons are most plainly indicated in the parable of the labourers sent into the vineyard.
Of these two, the two blind men also are a figure, who sat by the way side, to whom the Lord gave sight. And if ye pay attention to the Scriptures, ye will find the two Churches, which are not two but One, figured out in many places.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
… of the heavens, that whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in Heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in Heaven." How then is it not "His to give to sit on His right hand, and on His left," when He saith, "I will give thee"?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)