Matthew 20:14

Matthew 20:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.

Context of Matthew 20:14

12saying, ‘These men who came last worked [only] one hour, and yet you have made them equal [in wages] to us who have carried [most of] the burden and [worked in] the scorching heat of the day.’ 13But the owner of the estate replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go, but I choose to give to this last man [hired] the same as I give to you. 15Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ 16So those who are last [in this world] shall be first [in the world to come], and those who are first, last.”

Matthew 20:14 word by word

ἆρον τὸ σὸν καὶ ὕπαγε. θέλω δὲ τούτῳ τῷ ἐσχάτῳ δοῦναι ὡς καὶ σοί·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• thineσόςsos · yourG4674
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• go thy wayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• I willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• untoἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Matthew 20:14

• Matthew 6:2“So whenever you give to the poor and do acts of kindness, do not blow a trumpet before you [to advertise it], as the hypocrites do [like actors acting out a role] in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored and recognized and praised by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.
• 2 Kings 10:16And he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he had Jehonadab in his chariot.
• Ezekiel 29:18“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier’s] head became bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].”
• Luke 15:31The father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
• Luke 16:25But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things [all the comforts and delights], and Lazarus likewise bad things [all the discomforts and distresses]; but now he is comforted here [in paradise], while you are in severe agony.
• Romans 3:4Certainly not! Let God be found true [as He will be], though every person be found a liar, just as it is written [in Scripture], “That You may be justified in Your words, And prevail when You are judged [by sinful men].”
• John 17:2Just as You have given Him power and authority over all mankind, [now glorify Him] so that He may give eternal life to all whom You have given Him [to be His—permanently and forever].

Commentaries on Matthew 20:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Take that thine is - Take what is justly due to you what is properly your own.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16This parable is like the parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11–32). In both, God shows grace to two groups, but one complains about unfair treatment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-16This parable, recorded only by Matthew, is closely connected with the end of the nineteenth chapter, being spoken with reference to Peter's question as to how it should fare with those who, like himself, had left all for Christ. It is designed to show that while they would be richly rewarded, a certain equity would still be observed towards later converts and workmen in His service. 1. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:14

• Contracts
• Employee
• Employer
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Labor
• Penny
• Reward
• Servant
• Vineyard
• Wages
• Wicked (People)
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Agree
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• Drink
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• Ransom
• Wages
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Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings