Matthew 20:10

Matthew 20:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.

Context of Matthew 20:10

8“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.’ 9“The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner. 12‘These who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.’

Matthew 20:10 word by word

καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖον λήμψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
• they supposedνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• they should have receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• moreπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• every manἀνάana · eachG303
• a pennyδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220

Commentaries on Matthew 20:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10They supposed that they should have received more - They had worked longer - they had been in the heat; they supposed that it was his intention to pay them, not according to contract, but according to the time of the labor.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16This parable is like the parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11–32). In both, God shows grace to two groups, but one complains about unfair treatment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more--This is that calculating, mercenary spirit which had peeped out--though perhaps very slightly--in Peter's question (Mt 19:27), and which this parable was designed once for all to put down among the servants of Christ.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:10

• Contracts
• Employee
• Employer
• Gospel
• Hours
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Labor
• Penny
• Reward
• Servant
• Vineyard
• Wages
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Hireling
• Idle
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Wages
• Wrong

Commentaries on Matthew 20

• 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