Revised Literal Translation

Matthew 20:1-16

1ForγάρgarG1063the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588 G932of heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνtōn ouranōnG3588 G3772isἐστινestinG1510likeὉμοίαHomoiaG3664unto a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444that isan householderοἰκοδεσπότῃoikodespotēG3617,whichὅστιςhostisG3748went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831earlyἅμαhamaG260in the morningπρωῒprōiG4404to hireμισθώσασθαιmisthōsasthaiG3409labourersἐργάταςergatasG2040intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846vineyardτὸν ἀμπελῶναton ampelōnaG3588 G290.

2AndδὲdeG1161when he had agreedσυμφωνήσαςsumphōnēsasG4856withμετὰmetaG3326the labourersτῶν ἐργατῶνtōn ergatōnG3588 G2040forἐκekG1537a pennyδηναρίουdēnariouG1220a dayτὴν ἡμέρανtēn hēmeranG3588 G2250,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649themαὐτοὺςautousG846intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846vineyardτὸν ἀμπελῶναton ampelōnaG3588 G290.

3G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831aboutπερὶperiG4012theG5610thirdτρίτηνtritēnG5154hourὥρανhōranG5610,and sawG3708othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476idleἀργούςargousG692inἐνenG1722the marketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG3588 G58,

4AndG2548said unto themG3004;GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoG2532intoεἰςeisG1519the vineyardἀμπελῶνα,ampelōnaG3588 G290,andG2532whatsoeverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437isᾖēG1510rightδίκαιονdikaionG1342I will giveδώσωdōsōG1325youὑμῖν.huminG4771.AndG1161they went their wayG3588 G565.

5AgainπάλινpalinG3825he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831aboutπερὶperiG4012theG5610sixthἕκτηνhektēnG1623andκαὶkaiG2532ninthἐνάτηνenatēnG1766hourὥρανhōranG5610,and didἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160likewiseὡσαύτως.hōsautōsG5615.

6τὴνtēnG3588AndδὲdeG1161aboutπερὶperiG4012theG5610eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourG5610he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnG1831,and foundεὗρενheurenG2147othersἄλλουςallousG243standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476idleἀργοί;argoiG692,andκαὶkaiG2532saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,WhyτίtiG5101stand yeἑστήκατεhestēkateG2476hereὧδεhōdeG5602allὅληνholēnG3650the dayτὴν ἡμέρανtēn hēmeranG3588 G2250idleG692?

7They sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004unto himαὐτῷautōG846,BecauseὅτιhotiG3754no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hath hiredἐμισθώσατο.emisthōsatoG3409usG1473.He saithλέγειlegeiG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,GoὑπάγετεhupageteG5217yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532intoεἰςeisG1519the vineyardτὸν ἀμπελῶναton ampelōnaG3588 G290;andG2532whatsoeverG3739G1437isG1510rightG1342, thatshall ye receiveG2983.

8G3588G3588SoδὲdeG1161whenG1096evenὈψίαςOpsiasG3798was comeG1096,the lordκύριοςkuriosG3588 G2962of the vineyardἀμπελῶνοςampelōnosG3588 G290saithλέγειlegeiG3004untoG3588 G2012hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846stewardG3588 G2012,CallκάλεσονkalesonG2564the labourersἐργάταςergatasG3588 G2040,andκαὶkaiG2532giveἀπόδοςapodosG591themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theirhireμισθὸνmisthonG3588 G3408,beginningG756fromἀπὸapoG575the lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078untoἕωςhe'ōsG2193the firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

9οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532when they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064thatτὴνtēnG3588were hiredaboutπερὶperiG4012theG5610eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēnG1734hourὥρανhōranG5610,they receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983every manἀνὰanaG303a pennyδηνάριον.dēnarionG1220.

10G3588ButG1161whenG2064the firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064,they supposedἐνόμισανenomisanG3543thatὅτιhotiG3754they should have receivedλήμψονται·lēmpsontaiG2983moreπλεῖονpleionG4119;andG2532theyαὐτοί.autoiG846likewiseG2532receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983every manἀνὰanaG303a pennyδηνάριονdēnarionG1220.

11AndδὲdeG1161when they had receivedλαβόντεςlabontesG2983it,they murmuredἐγόγγυζονegonguzonG1111againstκατὰkataG2596the goodman of the houseτοῦ οἰκοδεσπότουtou oikodespotouG3588 G3617,

12οἱhoiG3588τοῖςtoisG3588SayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004,G3754TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078have wroughtἐποίησαν,epoiēsanG4160butoneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610,andκαὶkaiG2532thou hast madeἐποίησας,epoiēsasG4160themαὐτοὺςautousG846equalἴσουςisousG2470unto usG1473,which have borneβαστάσασινbastasasinG941the burdenτὸ βάροςto barosG3588 G922andκαὶkaiG2532heatτῆς καύσωνα.tēs kausōnaG3588 G2742of the dayἡμέρας τὸνhēmeras tonG3588 G2250.

13ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611oneἑνὶheniG1520of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,and saidG3004,Friendἑταῖρε,hetaireG2083,I doG91theeσε·seG4771noοὐκoukG3756wrongἀδικῶadikōG91:didstG4856notοὐχὶouchiG3780thou agreeσυνεφώνησάςsunephōnēsasG4856with meG1473for a pennyδηναρίουdēnariouG1220?

14τὸtoG3588τῷtōG3588TakeἆρονaronG142thatthineG4674is,andκαὶkaiG2532go thy wayὕπαγε.hupageG5217:I willθέλωthelōG2309δὲdeG1161giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325untoG2078thisτούτῳtoutōG3778lastἐσχάτῳeschatōG2078,evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613unto theeG4771.

15τοῖςtoisG3588G2228Is itG1832notοὐκoukG3756lawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832for meἐμοῖς;emoisG1473to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160whatὃhoG3739I willθέλωthelōG2309withἐνenG1722mine ownG1699?G1487IsἐστινestinG1510thineσουsouG4771eyeὁ ὀφθαλμόςho ophthalmosG3588 G3788evilπονηρόςponērosG4190,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμι;eimiG1510goodἀγαθόςagathosG18?

16οἱhoiG3588οἱhoiG3588SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779the lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413,andκαὶkaiG2532the firstπρῶτοιprōtoiG4413lastἔσχατοιeschatoiG2078:forG1063manyG4183beG1510calledG2822,butG1161fewG3641chosenG1588.

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