English Standard Version
Matthew 20:14
14Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you.
Context of Matthew 20:14
12saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' 13But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?' 16So 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 6:2"Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
- 2 Kings 10:16And he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord." So he had him ride in his chariot.
- Ezekiel 29:18"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head was made bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare, yet neither he nor his army got anything from Tyre to pay for the labor that he had performed against her.
- Luke 15:31And he said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
- Luke 16:25But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish.
- Romans 3:4By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, "That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged."
- John 17:2since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom 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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