Matthew 20
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 20:1-7

1“For 1the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 is likeG3664 2a landownerG3617 whoG3748 wentG1831 out earlyG260 in the morningG4404 to hireG3409 laborersG2040 for his 3vineyardG290. 2When he had agreedG4856 with the laborersG2040 for a 4denariusG1220 for the dayG2250, he sentG649 them into his vineyardG290. 3And he wentG1831 out aboutG4012 the 5thirdG5154 hourG5610 and sawG3708 othersG243 standingG2476 idleG692 in the marketG58 placeG58; 4and to thoseG1565 he saidG3004, ‘You alsoG2532 goG5217 into the vineyardG290, and whateverG3739G1437 is rightG1342 I will giveG1325 you.’ And so they wentG565. 5AgainG3825 he wentG1831 out aboutG4012 the 6sixthG1623 and the ninthG1729 hourG5610, and didG4160 7the sameG5615 thingG5615. 6And aboutG4012 the 8eleventhG1734 hour he wentG1831 out and foundG2147 othersG243 standingG2476 around; and he saidG3004 to them, ‘WhyG5101 have you been standingG2476 hereG5602 idleG692 allG3650 dayG2250 long?’ 7They saidG3004 to him, ‘BecauseG3754 noG3762 oneG3762 hiredG3409 us.’ He saidG3004 to them, ‘You goG5217 into the vineyardG290 tooG2532.’

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 20:1 Matt 13:24 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 20:1 Lit a man, a landowner ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 20:1 Matt 21:28, 33 ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 20:2 The denarius was a day’s wages ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 20:3 I.e. 9 a.m. ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 20:5 I.e. noon and 3 p.m. ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 20:5 Lit similarly ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 20:6 I.e. 5 p.m. ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 20

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