Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 20:2-14
2δὲdeG1161He agreedσυμφωνήσαςsumphōnēsasG4856to payμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588themἐργατῶνergatōnG2040a denariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220forἐκekG1537theτὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250andsentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.
6δὲdeG1161AboutπερὶperiG4012theτὴνtēnG3588eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourhe went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831andfoundεὗρενheurenG2147still othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476around. ‘WhyτίtiG5101have you been standingἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476hereὧδεhōdeG5602allὅληνholēnG3650τὴνtēnG3588dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250longdoing nothingἀργοί;argoiG692καὶkaiG2532?’he askedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004G846.
7‘BecauseὅτιhotiG3754no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has hiredἐμισθώσατο.emisthōsatoG3409usG1473,’they answeredλέγουσιν αὐτῷlegousin autōG3004G846.So he toldλέγειlegeiG3004themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, ‘YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217intoεἰςeisG1519myτὸνtonG3588vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.’
8WhenδὲdeG1161eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,theὁhoG3588ownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of theτοῦtouG3588vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290saidλέγειlegeiG3004toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846foremanἐπιτρόπῳepitropōG2012, ‘CallκάλεσονkalesonG2564theτοὺςtousG3588workersἐργάταςergatasG2040andκαὶkaiG2532payἀπόδοςapodosG591themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theirτὸνtonG3588wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408,startingG756withἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078ones hiredand moving onἕωςhe'ōsG2193to theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.’
10So whenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588originalπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413workerscameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,they assumedἐνόμισανenomisanG3543ὅτιhotiG3754they would receiveλήμψονται·lēmpsontaiG2983moreπλεῖονpleionG4119.ButκαὶkaiG2532eachἀνὰanaG303of themαὐτοί.autoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983τὸtoG3588a denariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220.
12‘TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778men who were hiredοἱhoiG3588lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078workedἐποίησαν,epoiēsanG4160only oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610,’they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘andκαὶkaiG2532you have madeἐποίησας,epoiēsasG4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846equalἴσουςisousG2470to usG1473whoτοῖςtoisG3588have borneβαστάσασινbastasasinG941theτὸtoG3588burdenβάροςbarosG922andκαὶkaiG2532theτῆςtēsG3588scorching heatκαύσωνα.kausōnaG2742of theτὸνtonG3588dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.’
13ButδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611oneἑνὶheniG1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846εἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,I am not being unfairοὐκ ἀδικῶouk adikōG3756G91to youσε·seG4771.Did you not agreeοὐχὶ συνεφώνησάςouchi sunephōnēsasG3780G4856with meG1473on one denariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220?
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
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