Matthew 20:13
11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.
15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
- KJV
- But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
- WEB
- “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?
- ASV
- But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?
- DARBY
- But he answering said to one of them, [My] friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius?
- BLB
- And answering one of them, he said, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me on a denarius?
- ÅB
- Men han svarte en av dem og sa: ‘Min venn, jeg gjør deg ikke urett. Ble du ikke enig med meg om en penning?
- OTB
- Men han svarte en av dem: 'Venn, jeg er ikke urettferdig mot deg. Ble du ikke enig med meg om en denar?
- B1930
- Men han svarte en av dem og sa: Min venn! jeg gjør dig ikke urett, blev du ikke enig med mig om en penning?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 26:50
And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
Read in contextMatthew 22:12
And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Read in contextRomans 9:14–15
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Read in contextJob 34:8–12
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Read in contextJob 35:2
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
Read in contextGenesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Read in contextJob 34:17–18
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Read in contextJob 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
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