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Matthew 20:8
8“Now when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
Matthew 20:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- New International Version (NIV)“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.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
Context of Matthew 20:8
6And about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing around. And he said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle the whole day?’ 7“‘Because no one hired us,’ they said to him. “He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard, too.’ “Now when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’ 9And those who had come about the eleventh hour each received a denarius. 10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; yet they too received a denarius.
Read all of Matthew 20Matthew 20:8 word by word
Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης λέγει ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος τῷ ἐπιτρόπῳ αὐτοῦ· κάλεσον τοὺς ἐργάτας καὶ ἀπόδος αὐτοῖς τὸν μισθὸν ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐσχάτων ἕως τῶν πρώτων.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Soδέde · thenG1161
- whenγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- evenὀψίαopsios · eveningG3798
- the lordκύριοςkurios · lord: masterG2962
- of the vineyardἀμπελώνampelōn · vineyardG290
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- untoἐπίτροποςepitropos · managerG2012
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Callκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- the labourersἐργάτηςergatēs · workerG2040
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- giveἀποδίδωμιapodidōmi · to payG591
- hireμισθόςmisthos · wageG3408
- beginningἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- the lastἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078
- untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
- the firstπρῶτοςprōtos · firstG4413
Cross-references for Matthew 20:8
- Matthew 13:39The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
- Matthew 25:19“Now after a long time, the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
- Romans 2:6He will pay back each person according to his deeds.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, so that each one may receive what is due for the things he did while in the body—whether good or bad.
- Hebrews 9:28so also Messiah, was offered once to bear the sins of many. He will appear a second time, apart from sin, to those eagerly awaiting Him for salvation.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne, and the One seated on it. The earth and heaven fled from His presence, but no place was found for them.
- Genesis 15:2But Abram said, “My Lord Adonai, what will You give me, since I am living without children, and the heir of my household is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Genesis 39:4Joseph found favor in his eyes, so he served him as a personal servant and he made him an overseer over his household; everything that was his he entrusted into his hand.
- Genesis 43:19So they approached the man who was over Joseph’s house and spoke to him at the entrance of the house.
- Luke 10:7And remain in this same home, eating and drinking the things they offer, for the worker is deserving of his wage. Do not keep moving from house to house.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their food portion at the proper time?
- Luke 16:1Now Yeshua was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a household manager, and this manager was accused of squandering his belongings.
- 1 Corinthians 4:1So let each one think of us in this way—as Messiah’s helpers and stewards of the mysteries of God.
- 1 Peter 4:10As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of the many-sided grace of God.
Commentaries on Matthew 20:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8When the even was come - Six o'clock, the time they ceased from labor, and the workmen came to receive their wages. Steward - . A manager of the household concerns under the master. The rabbinical writers use the very same word, in Hebrew letters, for the same office, אפיטרופוס epitropos . See Kypke.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8When even was come - That is, when the twelfth hour had come; the day was ended, and the time of payment was come. The steward - A steward is one who transacts business in the place of another. He was one who had the administration of affairs in the absence of the householder, who provided for the family, and who was entrusted with the payment of laborers and servants. He was commonly the most trusty and faithful of the servants, raised to that station as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Workers received their pay at the end of the day (Deuteronomy 24:14–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. So when even was come--that is, the reckoning time between masters and laborers (see De 24:15); pointing to the day of final account. the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward--answering to Christ Himself, represented "as a Son over His own house" (He 3:6; see Mt 11:27; Joh 3:35; 5:27). Call the labourers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first--Remarkable direction this--last hired, first paid.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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