Matthew 20
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Matthew 20:2-24

2When he had agreedG4856 with the laborersG2040 for a 1denariusG1220 for the dayG2250, he sentG649 them into his vineyardG290. 3And he wentG1831 out aboutG4012 the 2thirdG5154 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 3sixthG1623 and the ninthG1729 hourG5610, and didG4160 4the sameG5615 thingG5615. 6And aboutG4012 the 5eleventhG1734 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.’

8“When 6eveningG3798 cameG1096, the 7ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 saidG3004 to his 8foremanG2012, ‘CallG2564 the laborersG2040 and payG591 them their wagesG3408, beginningG757 with the lastG2078 group to the firstG4413.’ 9WhenG2532 thoseG3588 hired aboutG4012 the eleventhG1734 hourG5610 cameG2064, eachG303 oneG303 receivedG2983 a 9denariusG1220. 10When thoseG3588 hired firstG4413 cameG2064, they thoughtG3543 that they would receiveG2983 moreG4183; 10but eachG303 of them alsoG2532 receivedG2983 a denariusG1220. 11When they receivedG2983 it, they grumbledG1111 at the landownerG3617, 12sayingG3004, ‘TheseG3778 lastG2078 menG2078 have workedG4160 only oneG1520 hourG5610, and you have madeG4160 them equalG2470 to us whoG3588 have borneG941 the burdenG922 and the 11scorchingG2742 heatG2742 of the dayG2250.’ 13But he answeredG611 and saidG3004 to oneG1520 of them, ‘12FriendG2083, I am doingG91 you noG3756 wrongG91; did you not agreeG4856 with me for a denariusG1220? 14TakeG142 whatG3588 is yoursG4674 and goG5217, but I wishG2309 to giveG1325 to thisG3778 lastG2078 manG2078 the sameG2532 as to you. 15Is it not lawfulG1832 for me to doG4160 whatG3739 I wishG2309 with whatG3588 is my ownG1699? OrG2228 is your 13eyeG3788 14enviousG4190 becauseG3754 I amG1510 15generousG18?’ 16SoG3779 16the lastG2078 shall be firstG4413, and the firstG4413 lastG2078.”

1717As JesusG2424 was aboutG3195 to goG305 up to JerusalemG2414, He tookG3880 the twelveG1427 disciples aside by themselvesG2398, and on the wayG3598 He saidG3004 to them, 18“BeholdG2400, we are goingG305 up to JerusalemG2414; and the SonG5207 of ManG444 18will be 19deliveredG3860 to the chiefG749 priestsG749 and scribesG1122, and they will condemnG2632 Him to deathG2288, 19and 20will handG3860 Him over to the GentilesG1484 to mockG1702 and scourgeG3146 and crucifyG4717 Him, and on 21the thirdG5154 dayG2250 He will be raisedG1453 up.”

2022ThenG5119 the motherG3384 of 23the sonsG5207 of ZebedeeG2199 cameG4334 to 24Jesus with her sonsG5207, 25bowingG4352 downG4352 and makingG154 a requestG154 of Him. 21And He saidG3004 to her, “WhatG5101 do you wishG2309?” She saidG3004 to Him, “CommandG3004 that in Your kingdomG932 theseG3778 twoG1417 sonsG5207 of mineG1473 26may sitG2523 oneG1520 on Your rightG1188 and oneG1520 on Your leftG2176.” 22But JesusG2424 answeredG611, “You do not knowG3609 whatG5101 you are askingG154. Are you ableG1410 27to drinkG4095 the cupG4221 that I amG3195 aboutG3195 to drinkG4095?” They saidG3004 to Him, “We are ableG1410.” 23He saidG3004 to them, “28My cupG4221 you shall drinkG4095; but to sitG2523 on My rightG1188 and on My leftG2176, thisG3778 is not MineG1699 to giveG1325, 29but it is for those for whomG3739 it has been 30preparedG2090 by My FatherG3962.”

24And hearingG191 this, the tenG1176 became indignantG23 with the twoG1417 brothersG80.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 20:2 The denarius was a day’s wages ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 20:3 I.e. 9 a.m. ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 20:5 I.e. noon and 3 p.m. ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 20:5 Lit similarly ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 20:6 I.e. 5 p.m. ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 20:8 Lev 19:13; Deut 24:15 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 20:8 Or lord ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 20:8 Luke 8:3 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 20:9 The denarius was a day’s wages ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 20:10 Lit each one a denarius ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 20:12 Jon 4:8; Luke 12:55; James 1:11 ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 20:13 Matt 22:12; 26:50 ↩
  13. 13. Matthew 20:15 Deut 15:9; Matt 6:23; Mark 7:22 ↩
  14. 14. Matthew 20:15 Lit evil ↩
  15. 15. Matthew 20:15 Lit good ↩
  16. 16. Matthew 20:16 Matt 19:30; Mark 10:31; Luke 13:30 ↩
  17. 17. Matthew 20:17 Matt 20:17-19: Mark 10:32-34; Luke 18:31-33 ↩
  18. 18. Matthew 20:18 Matt 16:21 ↩
  19. 19. Matthew 20:18 Or betrayed ↩
  20. 20. Matthew 20:19 Matt 27:2; Acts 2:23; 3:13; 4:27; 21:11 ↩
  21. 21. Matthew 20:19 Matt 16:21; 17:23; Luke 18:32f ↩
  22. 22. Matthew 20:20 Matt 20:20-28: Mark 10:35-45 ↩
  23. 23. Matthew 20:20 Matt 4:21; 10:2 ↩
  24. 24. Matthew 20:20 Lit Him ↩
  25. 25. Matthew 20:20 Matt 8:2 ↩
  26. 26. Matthew 20:21 Matt 19:28 ↩
  27. 27. Matthew 20:22 Is 51:17, 22; Jer 49:12; Matt 26:39, 42; Luke 22:42; John 18:11 ↩
  28. 28. Matthew 20:23 Acts 12:2; Rev 1:9 ↩
  29. 29. Matthew 20:23 Matt 13:11 ↩
  30. 30. Matthew 20:23 Matt 25:34 ↩

Commentaries on Matthew 20

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