Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 20:14
14Take what’s yours and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.
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
12‘These last men put in one hour, and you made them equal to us who bore the burden of the day’s work and the burning heat.’ 13“He replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius? Take what’s yours and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you. 15Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous because I’m generous?’ 16“So the last will be first, and the first last.”
Read all of Matthew 20Matthew 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 6:2So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
- 2 Kings 10:16Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
- Ezekiel 29:18“Son of man, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made his army labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder chafed, but he and his army received no compensation from Tyre for the labor he expended against it.
- Luke 15:31“‘Son,’ he said to him, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
- Luke 16:25“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
- Romans 3:4Absolutely not! Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar, as it is written: That you may be justified in your words and triumph when you judge.
- John 17:2since you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
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
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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
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