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

2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. 3About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. ‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. 6About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.

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

• Youσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• he saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• ·ἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• I will payδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• whateverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whateverἐάνean · ifG1437
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• rightδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342

Cross-references for Matthew 20:4

• Matthew 9:9As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
• Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
• Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
• Romans 6:16Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
• 1 Corinthians 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Timothy 1:12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
• 1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• 1 Peter 4:2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you 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
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• 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