(23)And Jesus said to his disciples: Verily I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. (24)And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (25)And the disciples, hearing it, were exceedingly amazed, saying: Who then can be saved? (26)But Jesus, looking on them, said to them: With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. (27)Then Peter answering said to him: Behold, we forsook all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? (28)And Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, that ye who followed me, in the renovation, when the Son of man shall sit on his throne of glory, shall also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (29)And every one who forsook houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive manifold more, and shall inherit everlasting life. (30)But many first will be last, and last first. XX. FOR the kingdom of heaven is like to a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. (2)And having agreed with the laborers for a denary[20:2] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. (3)And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place. (4)And to them he said: Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went their way. (5)Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. (6)And about the eleventh he went out, and found others standing, and says to them: Why stand ye here all the day idle? (7)They say to him: Because no one hired us. He says to them: Go ye also into the vineyard. (8)And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward: Call the laborers, and pay them the hire, beginning from the last, unto the first. (9)And they of the eleventh hour came, and received every man a denary. (10)But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they also received each one a denary. (11)And on receiving it, they murmured against the householder, (12)saying: These last labored one hour, and thou madest them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day, and the burning heat. (13)But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a denary? (14)Take what is thine, and go. But I will give to this last, even as to thee. (15)Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? (16)So will the last be first, and the first last; for many are called, but few are chosen.