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Matthew 20:8-16

8AndwhenevenG2532wascomeG1096,thelordG2962ofthevineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290saith untohissteward,CallκάλεσονkalesonG2564thelaborers,andpayἀπόδοςapodosG591themtheirhire,beginningG757fromthelastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078untothefirstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

9AndwhentheycameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064thatwerehiredabouttheeleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourὥρανhōranG5610,theyreceivedG2983every manashilling.

10AndwhenthefirstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,theysupposedthattheywouldreceiveG2983moreG4183;andtheylikewisereceivedG2983everymanashilling.

11AndwhentheyreceivedG2983it,theymurmuredagainstthehouseholder,

12sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,TheselastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078havespentbutoneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610,andthou hastmadeG4160themequalἴσουςisousG2470untous,whohaveborneG941theburdenβάροςbarosG922ofthedayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andthescorchingheatκαύσωνα.kausōnaG2742.

13ButheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004tooneἑνὶheniG1520ofthem,Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,IdotheenowrongἀδικῶadikōG91: didstnotthouagreeσυνεφώνησάςsunephōnēsasG4856withmeforashilling?

14TakeἆρονaronG142upthatwhichisthine,andgoὕπαγε.hupageG5217thyway;itismywilltogiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325untothislastἐσχάτῳeschatōG2078,evenG2532asunto thee.

15IsG1510itnotlawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832formetodowhatIwillwithmineown?orisG1510thineeyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788evilG4190,becauseIamG1510goodG18?

16SothelastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078shallbeἔσονταιesontaiG1510firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413,andthefirstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078.

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