Tree of Life Version
Matthew 20:14
14Take what is yours and go. But I want to give this last guy the same as 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 King James Version (NKJV)Take what is yours and go your way. I wish to give to this last man the same as to you.
Context of Matthew 20:14
12saying, ‘These last guys did one hour, and you’ve made them equal to us, who bore the burden and scorching heat of the day!’ 13“But answering, he said to one of them, ‘Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius? Take what is yours and go. But I want to give this last guy the same as you. 15Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ 16“So the last will be first, and the first last.”
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 6:2So whenever you do tzadakah, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, so that they may be glorified by men. Amen, I tell you, they have their reward in full!
- 2 Kings 10:16Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for Adonai.” So he let him ride in his chariot.
- Ezekiel 29:18“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army labor hard against Tyre. Every head became bald and every shoulder chafed. But he and his army had no profit from Tyre for the labor that he had expended against it.”
- Luke 15:31“Then the father said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and everything that is mine is yours.
- Luke 16:25“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your life you received your good things, even as Lazarus received the bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are tormented.
- Romans 3:4May it never be! Let God be true even if every man is a liar, as it is written, “that You may be righteous in Your words and prevail when You are judged.”
- John 17:2Even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, so may He give eternal life to all those 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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