The Turker’s Gospel

The Bible According To Mechanical Turk Workers

Matthew 20:11-20

20:11 - After they had gotten it they whispered ungraciously about their host,

20:12 - He said, ‘These others have worked for only one hour, and you’ve treated them exactly the same as us, even though we’ve worked through the heat of the day.’

20:13 - In response, he said to on that he had done him no wrong, and hadn’t he agreed with him for a penny?

20:14 - Take your money and go and I will give this last man the same amount as I gave you.

20:15 - Can I not do what I want, with what is mine? Do you envy my goodness?

20:16 - So those coming last will come to the front of the line, and those that were first will go to the back; for many are given the call, but only a few actually make the final cut.

20:17 - When Jesus was going to Jerusalem, he separated the disciples and said to them,

20:18 - See, we will go to Jerusalem and the Son of Man will be betrayed and turned over to the chief priests and leaders and they will kill him.

20:19 - And they will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will taunt him and crucify him, and on the third day, he will rise again.

20:20 - The mother of Zebedees’ children and her sons came to him and admired him, and also wanted a certain possession of his.