9 their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that _were hired_ about the eleventh hour, they received 10 every man a [6]penny. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a 11 [6]penny. And when they received it, they murmured against the 12 householder, saying, These last have spent _but_ one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden of 13 the day and the [7]scorching heat. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me 14 for a [6]penny? Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is 15 my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye 16 evil, because I am good? So the last shall be first, and the first last. [Footnote 1: Some ancient authorities read _Good Master_. See Mark 10:17; Luke 18:18.] [Footnote 2: Or, _Teacher_.] [Footnote 3: Some ancient authorities read _Why callest thou me good? None is good save one,_ even _God._ See Mark 10:18; Luke 18:19.] [Footnote 4: Many ancient authorities add _or wife_: as in Luke 18:29.] [Footnote 5: Some ancient authorities read _manifold_.] [Footnote 6: The Roman denarius, about seventeen cents of our money.] [Footnote 7: Or, _hot wind_.] [Footnote 8: Or, _on his way_.] [Footnote 9: Some ancient authorities omit _for them that trust in riches_.] [Footnote 10: Many ancient authorities read _among themselves_.] [Footnote 11: Or, _age_.] [Footnote 12: Or, _our own_ homes.] § 125. JESUS AGAIN FORETELLS TO THE DISCIPLES HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION (COMP. §§ 83, 85, 86, 88), AND REBUKES THE SELFISH AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN Probably in Perea