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Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that in the new world when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, you who have come after me shall also sit on twelve chairs, and you shall judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

He bargained with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them to his vineyard.

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers and pay them their wages; and begin from the last ones to the first.

Now Jesus was ready to go up to Jerusalem; and he took his twelve disciples apart on the road, and he said to them,

Just as the Son of man did not come to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life as a salvation for the sake of many.

WHEN he came near to Jerusalem, he came to Bethphage on the side of the Mount of Olives. Jesus then sent two of his disciples,

Which of these two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first one. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that even the publicans and the harlots will precede you into the kingdom of God.

And when the fruit season was at hand, he sent his servants to the laborers, that they might send him of the fruits of his vineyard.

And the laborers seized his servants, and some were beaten, and some were stoned, and some were killed.

At last he sent his son to them, saying, They might feel ashamed before my son.

But when the laborers saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and retain his inheritance.

They said to him, He will destroy them severely, and lease his vineyard to other laborers, who will give him fruits in their seasons.

When the high priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they understood that he was speaking against them.

The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a marriage-feast for his son.

And he sent his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage-feast, but they would not come.

But they sneered at it, and went away, one to his field, another to his business;

And the rest seized his servants and insulted them, and killed them.

When the king heard it he was angry; and he sent out his armies and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Then he said to his servants, Now the marriage-feast is ready, and those who were invited were unworthy.