Matthew 20:4

Matthew 20:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
• New International Version (NIV)He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.

Context of Matthew 20:4

2And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. 6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Matthew 20:4 word by word

καὶ ἐκείνοις εἶπεν· ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον δώσω ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• rightδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325

Cross-references for Matthew 20:4

• Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
• Matthew 21:23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
• Luke 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.
• Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
• 1 Corinthians 6:11And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Timothy 1:12I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;
• 1 Peter 1:13Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• 1 Peter 4:2that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Whatsoever is right - Whatsoever it shall appear you can earn. The contract with the first was definite; with this one it depended on the judgment of the employer.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. 44. And said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right--just, equitable, in proportion to their time. I will give you. And they went their way.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:4

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

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Hireling
• Idle
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Wages
• Wrong

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