English Standard Version
Matthew 20:8
8And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'
Matthew 20:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- New International Version (NIV)“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’
- New King James Version (NKJV)“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)“That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.
Context of Matthew 20:8
6And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' 7They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.' And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.' 9And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.
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Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης λέγει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ· κάλεσον τοὺς ἐργάτας καὶ ἀπόδος αὐτοῖς τὸν μισθὸν ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἕως τῶν πρώτων.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Soδέde · thenG1161
- whenγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- evenὀψίαopsios · eveningG3798
- the lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- of the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- untoἐπίτροποςepitropos · managerG2012
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Callκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- the labourersἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- giveἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
- hireμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
- beginningἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
- untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
Cross-references for Matthew 20:8
- Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
- Matthew 25:19Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
- Romans 2:6He will render to each one according to his works:
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
- Hebrews 9:28so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
- Genesis 15:2But Abram said, "O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
- Genesis 39:4So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.
- Genesis 43:19So they went up to the steward of Joseph's house and spoke with him at the door of the house,
- Luke 10:7And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
- Luke 16:1He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- 1 Peter 4:10As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
Commentaries on Matthew 20:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8When the even was come - Six o'clock, the time they ceased from labor, and the workmen came to receive their wages. Steward - . A manager of the household concerns under the master. The rabbinical writers use the very same word, in Hebrew letters, for the same office, אפיטרופוס epitropos . See Kypke.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8When even was come - That is, when the twelfth hour had come; the day was ended, and the time of payment was come. The steward - A steward is one who transacts business in the place of another. He was one who had the administration of affairs in the absence of the householder, who provided for the family, and who was entrusted with the payment of laborers and servants. He was commonly the most trusty and faithful of the servants, raised to that station as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Workers received their pay at the end of the day (Deuteronomy 24:14–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. So when even was come--that is, the reckoning time between masters and laborers (see De 24:15); pointing to the day of final account. the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward--answering to Christ Himself, represented "as a Son over His own house" (He 3:6; see Mt 11:27; Joh 3:35; 5:27). Call the labourers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first--Remarkable direction this--last hired, first paid.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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