New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 20:1-5

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.

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