Matthew 20:4

Matthew 20:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
• New International Version (NIV)He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.

Context of Matthew 20:4

2He agreed to pay the normal daily wage and sent them out to work. 3“At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day. 5So they went to work in the vineyard. At noon and again at three o’clock he did the same thing. 6“At five o’clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven’t you been working today?’

Matthew 20:4 word by word

καὶ ἐκείνοις εἶπεν· ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον δώσω ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκἀκεῖνοςkakeinos · and that oneG2548
• said unto themλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Goὑπάγωhupagō · to goG5217
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the vineyardὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
• whatsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• whatsoeverἐάνean · ifG1437
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• rightδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• I will giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they went their wayἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565

Cross-references for Matthew 20:4

• Matthew 9:9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
• Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the Temple and began teaching, the leading priests and elders came up to him. They demanded, “By what authority are you doing all these things? Who gave you the right?”
• Luke 19:7But the people were displeased. “He has gone to be the guest of a notorious sinner,” they grumbled.
• Romans 6:16Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.
• 1 Corinthians 6:11Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Timothy 1:12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him,
• 1 Peter 1:13So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
• 1 Peter 4:2You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master—in heaven.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Whatsoever is right - Whatsoever it shall appear you can earn. The contract with the first was definite; with this one it depended on the judgment of the employer.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. 44. And said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right--just, equitable, in proportion to their time. I will give you. And they went their way.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:4

• Contracts
• Employee
• 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