New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 20:1-17

1“Forthe kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōnG3772is likeὉμοίαHomoiaG3664a landownerοἰκοδεσπότῃoikodespotēG3617whoὅστιςhostisG3748wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out earlyἅμαhamaG260in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404to hireμισθώσασθαιmisthōsasthaiG3409laborersἐργάταςergatasG2040for hisvineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.

2When he had agreedσυμφωνήσαςsumphōnēsasG4856with the laborersἐργατῶνergatōnG2040for adenariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220for the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649them into his vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290.

3And he wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out aboutπερὶperiG4012thethirdτρίτηνtritēnG5154hourὥρανhōranG5610and sawG3708othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476idleἀργούςargousG692in the marketG58placeG58;

4and to thoseἐκείνοιςekeinoisG1565he saidG3004, ‘You alsoG2532goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217into the vineyardἀμπελῶνα,ampelōnaG290,and whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437is rightδίκαιονdikaionG1342I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325you.’ And sothey wentG565.

5AgainπάλινpalinG3825he wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out aboutπερὶperiG4012thesixthἕκτηνhektēnG1623and the ninthG1729hourὥρανhōranG5610,and didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160the sameG5615thingG5615.

6And aboutπερὶperiG4012theeleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourhe wentἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831out and foundεὗρενheurenG2147othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476around;and he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, ‘WhyτίtiG5101have you been standingἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476hereὧδεhōdeG5602idleἀργοί;argoiG692allὅληνholēnG3650dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250long?’

7They saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to him, ‘BecauseὅτιhotiG3754noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hiredἐμισθώσατο.emisthōsatoG3409us.’ He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, ‘You goὑπάγετεhupageteG5217into the vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōnaG290tooκαὶkaiG2532.’

8“WheneveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096, theownerκύριοςkuriosG2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG290saidλέγειlegeiG3004to hisforemanἐπιτρόπῳepitropōG2012, ‘CallκάλεσονkalesonG2564the laborersἐργάταςergatasG2040and payἀπόδοςapodosG591them their wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408,beginningἀρξάμενοςarxamenosG757with the lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078groupto the firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.’

9WhenκαὶkaiG2532thoseG3588hiredaboutπερὶperiG4012the eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourὥρανhōranG5610cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,eachG303oneG303receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983adenariusδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

10When thoseG3588hiredfirstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,they thoughtἐνόμισανenomisanG3543that they would receiveλήμψονται·lēmpsontaiG2983moreG4183;but eachἀνὰanaG303of them alsoG2532receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983a denariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220.

11When they receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983it, they grumbledἐγόγγυζονegonguzonG1111at the landownerοἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotouG3617,

12sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, ‘TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078menG2078have workedἐποίησαν,epoiēsanG4160onlyoneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610,and you have madeἐποίησας,epoiēsasG4160them equalἴσουςisousG2470to us whoG3588have borneβαστάσασινbastasasinG941the burdenβάροςbarosG922and thescorchingG2742heatκαύσωνα.kausōnaG2742of the dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.’

13But he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to oneἑνὶheniG1520of them, ‘Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,I am doingG91you noοὐκoukG3756wrongἀδικῶadikōG91;did you not agreeσυνεφώνησάςsunephōnēsasG4856with me for a denariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220?

14TakeἆρονaronG142whatG3588is yoursG4674and goὕπαγε.hupageG5217,but I wishθέλωthelōG2309to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778lastἐσχάτῳeschatōG2078manG2078the sameG2532as to you.

15Is it not lawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832for me to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160whatὃhoG3739I wishθέλωthelōG2309with whatG3588is my ownG1699?OrG2228is youreyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788enviousπονηρόςponērosG4190becauseὅτιhotiG3754I amG1510generousἀγαθόςagathosG18?’

16SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078shall be firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413,and the firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078.”

17As JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was aboutG3195to goἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,He tookπαρέλαβενparelabenG3880the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427disciplesaside by themselvesἰδίανidianG2398,and on the wayὁδῷhodōG3598He saidG3004to them,

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