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Matthew 20:10
10The workers who had come to work first thought that they would receive more than the other workers. But each of them also received one silver coin.
Matthew 20:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
- New International Version (NIV)So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.
Context of Matthew 20:10
8Then the evening came. The master of the field spoke to the man who had authority over the workers. He said to him, “Tell the workers to come here. Pay them their money. Begin with the workers who started to work at the end of the day. Finish with the workers who started first.” 9The workers who had come to work at five o'clock in the evening received one silver coin each. The workers who had come to work first thought that they would receive more than the other workers. But each of them also received one silver coin. 11When they received their money, they were not happy. They told the master that he had not been fair to them. 12They said to him, “Some of these other workers came last and only worked for one hour. But you have paid them the same money as you paid us. And we have worked all day in the hot sun.”
Read all of Matthew 20Matthew 20:10 word by word
καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖον λήμψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- whenἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
- they supposedνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- they should have receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- every manἀνάana · eachG303
- a pennyδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
Commentaries on Matthew 20:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10They supposed that they should have received more - They had worked longer - they had been in the heat; they supposed that it was his intention to pay them, not according to contract, but according to the time of the labor.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. 1010. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more--This is that calculating, mercenary spirit which had peeped out--though perhaps very slightly--in Peter's question (Mt 19:27), and which this parable was designed once for all to put down among the servants of Christ.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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