New King James Version
Matthew 20:14
14Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
Matthew 20:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you.
Context of Matthew 20:14
12saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’ 13But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. 15Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ 16So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few chosen.”
Read all of Matthew 20Matthew 20:14 word by word
ἆρον τὸ σὸν καὶ ὕπαγε. θέλω δὲ τούτῳ τῷ ἐσχάτῳ δοῦναι ὡς καὶ σοί·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Takeαἴρωairō · to take upG142
- thineσόςsos · yourG4674
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- go thy wayὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
- I willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
- ·δέde · thenG1161
- giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- untoἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- unto theeσύsu · youG4771
Cross-references for Matthew 20:14
- Matthew 6:2Therefore, when you do a charitable deed, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory from men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
- 2 Kings 10:16Then he said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot.
- Ezekiel 29:18“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre; every head was made bald, and every shoulder rubbed raw; yet neither he nor his army received wages from Tyre, for the labor which they expended on it.
- Luke 15:31“And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.
- Luke 16:25But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
- Romans 3:4Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged.”
- John 17:2as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
Commentaries on Matthew 20:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Take that thine is - Take what is justly due to you what is properly your own.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. 1-16This parable, recorded only by Matthew, is closely connected with the end of the nineteenth chapter, being spoken with reference to Peter's question as to how it should fare with those who, like himself, had left all for Christ. It is designed to show that while they would be richly rewarded, a certain equity would still be observed towards later converts and workmen in His service. 1. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder…Read the comment
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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
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