For {the kingdom of heaven is} as a man travelling into a far country, {who} called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: {When...: Heb. A land when I bring a sword upon her}

And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

Who then is Paul, and who {is} Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

Masters, give unto {your} servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

For {the kingdom of heaven is} as a man travelling into a far country, {who} called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. {receive: or, take unto himself}

And he began to speak unto them by parables. A {certain} man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about {it}, and digged {a place for} the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

His watchmen {are} blind: they are all ignorant, they {are} all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. {sleeping: or, dreaming, or, talking in their sleep}

Therefore let us not sleep, as {do} others; but let us watch and be sober.

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly {is} great, but the labourers {are} few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Arise; for {this} matter {belongeth} unto thee: we also {will be} with thee: be of good courage, and do {it}.

But what think ye? A {certain} man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

This {shall be} the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, {about} the most holy things:

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. {make...; or, fulfil}

And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation {shall be} the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, {there was} no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they {were}.

Watch ye, and keep {them}, until ye weigh {them} before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD.

And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

For the goodman {is} not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

For he that in these things serveth Christ {is} acceptable to God, and approved of men.

In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; {in tumults: or, in tossings to and fro}

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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.

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.