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Then Jesus said to his disciples: Amen, I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

And Jesus said to them: Amen I say to you, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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.

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.

And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof.

And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one and killed another and stoned another.

And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son.

But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and we shall have his inheritance.

They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end and let out his vineyard to other husbandmen that shall render him the fruit in due season.

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them.

The kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son.

And he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage: and they would not come.

But they neglected and went their ways, one to his farm and another to his merchandise.

And the rest laid hands on his servants and, having treated them contumeliously, put them to death.

But when the king had heard of it, he was angry: and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city.

Then he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is ready; but they that were invited were not worthy.

And his servants going forth into the ways, gathered together all that they found, both bad and good: and the marriage was filled with guests.

Then the king said to the waiters: Bind his hands and feet, and cast him into the exterior darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.