New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 20:8
8“Now when 1evening came, the 2owner of the vineyard said to his 3foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, starting with the last group to the first.’
Matthew 20:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- New International Version (NIV)“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
Context of Matthew 20:8
6And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?’ 7They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ “Now when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, starting with the last group to the first.’ 9When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. 10And so when those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
Read all of Matthew 20Matthew 20:8 word by word
Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης λέγει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ· κάλεσον τοὺς ἐργάτας καὶ ἀπόδος αὐτοῖς τὸν μισθὸν ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἕως τῶν πρώτων.Read the interlinear
- “Nowδέde · thenG1161
- eveningὀψίαopsios · eveningG3798
- cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- ownerκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- of the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- foremanἐπίτροποςepitropos · managerG2012
- Callκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- the laborersἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
- and payἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
- them their wagesμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
- startingἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
- with the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
- to the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
Cross-references for Matthew 20:8
- Matthew 13:39and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
- Matthew 25:19“Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them.
- Romans 2:6who will repay each person according to his deeds:
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive compensation for his deeds done through the body, in accordance with what he has done, whether good or bad.
- Hebrews 9:28so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled, and no place was found for them.
- Genesis 15:2But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Genesis 39:4So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and put him in charge of all that he owned.
- Genesis 43:19So they approached Joseph’s house steward, and spoke to him at the entrance of the house,
- Luke 10:7Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they provide; for the laborer is deserving of his wages. Do not move from house to house.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?
- Luke 16:1Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1This is the way any person is to regard us: as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- 1 Peter 4:10As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the multifaceted grace of God.
Commentaries on Matthew 20:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8When the even was come - Six o'clock, the time they ceased from labor, and the workmen came to receive their wages. Steward - . A manager of the household concerns under the master. The rabbinical writers use the very same word, in Hebrew letters, for the same office, אפיטרופוס epitropos . See Kypke.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8When even was come - That is, when the twelfth hour had come; the day was ended, and the time of payment was come. The steward - A steward is one who transacts business in the place of another. He was one who had the administration of affairs in the absence of the householder, who provided for the family, and who was entrusted with the payment of laborers and servants. He was commonly the most trusty and faithful of the servants, raised to that station as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Workers received their pay at the end of the day (Deuteronomy 24:14–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. So when even was come--that is, the reckoning time between masters and laborers (see De 24:15); pointing to the day of final account. the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward--answering to Christ Himself, represented "as a Son over His own house" (He 3:6; see Mt 11:27; Joh 3:35; 5:27). Call the labourers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first--Remarkable direction this--last hired, first paid.Read the comment
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- 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
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