Matthew 20:4
2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
3 About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
5 So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
6 About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you whatever is right.’
- KJV
- And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
- WEB
- He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.
- ASV
- and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
- DARBY
- and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.
- BLB
- And to those ones he said, ‘You⁺ also go into the vineyard, and I will give you⁺ whatever may be right.’
- ÅB
- og til dem sa han: ‘Gå bort til vingården dere også, så skal jeg betale dere det som rett er.’ Og de gikk avsted.
- OTB
- Han sa til dem: 'Gå også dere inn i vingården, og jeg vil betale dere det som er rett.' Så de gikk.
- B1930
- og til dem sa han: Gå også I bort til vingården, og hvad rett er, vil jeg gi eder. Og de gikk avsted.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 4:2–3
Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
Read in contextRomans 6:16–22
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
Read in contextLuke 19:7–10
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
Read in contextMatthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
Read in contextTitus 3:8
This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Read in context1 Peter 1:13
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Read in contextColossians 4:1
Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
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