Matthew 20:11

Matthew 20:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
• New International Version (NIV)When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner,

Context of Matthew 20:11

9When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. 10When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius. When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner, 12saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’ 13But he answered and said to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius?

Matthew 20:11 word by word

λαβόντες δὲ ἐγόγγυζον κατὰ τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότουRead the interlinear

• When they receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• it, they grumbledγογγύζωgogguzō · to murmurG1111
• at the landownerοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēs · householderG3617

Cross-references for Matthew 20:11

• Luke 5:30The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”
• Luke 15:2Both the Pharisees and the scribes began to grumble, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”
• Luke 19:7When they saw it, they all began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”
• Acts 11:2And when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those who were circumcised took issue with him,
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.
• Acts 22:21And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved; with the result that they always fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
• Jude 1:16These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11They murmured - The Jews made the preaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles, a pretense why they should reject that Gospel; as they fondly imagined they were, and should be, the sole objects of the Divine approbation. How they murmured because the Gentiles were made partakers of the kingdom of God; see Acts 11:1, etc., and Acts 15:1, etc. There are many similitudes of this kind among the Jews, where the principal part even of the phraseology of our Lord's…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Murmured - Complained; found fault with. The goodman of the house - The original here is the same word which in Matthew 20:1 is translated householder, and should have been so translated here. It is the old English way of denoting the father of a family. It expresses no moral quality.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. 1111. And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house--rather, "the householder," the word being the same as in Mt 20:1.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:11

• Contracts
• Employee
• Employer
• Gospel
• Hours
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Labor
• Penny
• Reward
• Servant
• Vineyard
• Wages
• Wicked (People)
• Works

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Hireling
• Idle
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Wages
• Wrong

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