Matthew Chapter 20
The kingdom of heaven is like a dude who owns a spot and bounces early to grab some workers for his vineyard.
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man {that is} an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
He vibes with the workers for a chill penny a day and sends them off into his vineyard.
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}
Then he rolls out around the third hour and spots some peeps just standing there, looking sus in the marketplace.
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
He tells them, 'Yo, hit up the vineyard, and I’ll take care of you with what’s fair.' So they dip.
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
He does the same thing around the sixth and ninth hour, just keeping it real.
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
Then at the eleventh hour, he finds more peeps just hanging out and asks, 'Why y’all just chilling here all day?'
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
They reply, 'No one’s hired us.' He’s like, 'Bet, go to the vineyard, and you’ll get what’s right.'
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, {that} shall ye receive.
When evening hits, the boss of the vineyard tells his manager, 'Call the workers and pay them, starting from the last to the first.'
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them {their} hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
So the ones hired at the eleventh hour show up, and each gets a penny.
And when they came that {were hired} about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
But when the first ones came, they thought they’d get more, but they also got a penny each, no cap.
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Once they got their cash, they started lowkey complaining about the boss man.
And when they had received {it}, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
They were like, 'These last peeps only worked an hour, and you treat them like us who grinded all day. That’s sus.'
Saying, These last have wrought {but} one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. {have wrought...: or, have continued one hour only}
But he hit back, 'Yo, I ain't done you wrong; didn’t we agree on a penny?'
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
'Take what’s yours and bounce; I’m giving this last dude the same as you.'
Take {that} thine {is}, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
'Ain't it my right to do what I want with my stuff? You mad 'cause I'm generous?'
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
'So the last are gonna be first, and the first last: lots get called, but few are chosen, fr.'
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
Then Jesus was heading to Jerusalem, pulled the twelve disciples aside, and said,
And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,
'Check it, we’re rolling to Jerusalem; the Son of Man's about to get betrayed by the big shots and the scribes, and they’ll take him out.'
Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death,
'They’ll hand him over to the Gentiles to roast him, whip him, and nail him up: but on the third day, he’s gonna pop off and rise again.'
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify {him}: and the third day he shall rise again.
Then the mom of Zebedee's kids came to him with her sons, vibing and wanting something from him.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping {him}, and desiring a certain thing of him.
He was like, 'What’s good? What do you want?' She said, 'Can my two sons chill, one on your right and the other on your left in your kingdom?'
And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
But Jesus was like, 'Y'all don’t even know what you're asking. Can you handle the cup I'm about to drink and the baptism I'm about to go through?' They replied, 'We got this.'
But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.
He told them, 'You will drink from my cup and be baptized like me, but sitting on my right or left? That’s not mine to give; it’s for those my Father has ready.'
And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but {it shall be given to them} for whom it is prepared of my Father.
When the ten heard this, they were lowkey upset at the two bros.
And when the ten heard {it}, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren.
Jesus called them over and said, 'You know the bosses of the Gentiles flex their power, and the big shots rule over them.'
But Jesus called them {unto him}, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
But it ain't the same with you: whoever wants to be great, gotta be your hype man;
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
and whoever wants to be the GOAT, gotta be your servant.
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
Just like the Son of Man came to serve, not to be served, and to give his life as a total sacrifice for many.
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
As they left Jericho, a huge crowd was vibing and following him.
And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
And, check it, two blind guys chilling by the road, when they heard Jesus was passing by, they shouted, 'Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!'
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, {thou} Son of David.
The crowd was like, 'Chill, fam,' but they were like, 'Nah, we need your mercy, Lord, Son of David, fr.'
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, {thou} Son of David.
Jesus paused, called them over, and asked, 'What do you want me to do for you?'
And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you?
They replied, 'Lord, we just wanna see, no cap.'
They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Jesus felt for them, touched their eyes, and bam—suddenly they could see and started vibing with him.
So Jesus had compassion {on them}, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.