KJV King James Version
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
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Matthew 20:13
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?
WEB World English Bible
“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?
ASV American Standard Version
But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me?
Surrounding context — Matthew 20
10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
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.
13 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?
16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
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ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἀποκριθεὶςG611 · apokrinōto answerἑνὶG1520 · ehisoneαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἑταῖρε,G2083 · hetairosfriendοὐκG3756 · ounoἀδικῶG91 · adikeōto harmσε·G4771 · suyouοὐχὶG3780 · ouchinot!δηναρίουG1220 · dēnariondenariusσυνεφώνησάςG4856 · sumphōneōto agree withμοι;G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Matthew 22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.Matthew 26:50And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.Romans 9:14-15What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with God? God forbid.Job 35:2Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God’s?Job 40:8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?Job 34:8-12Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.Job 34:17-18Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?Genesis 18:25That 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?Romans 9:20Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast thou made me thus?
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