KJV King James Version
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.
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Matthew 20:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
WEB World English Bible
When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
ASV American Standard Version
And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last—unto the first.
Surrounding context — Matthew 20
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, [that] shall ye receive.
8 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.
9 And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
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,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὈψίαςG3798 · opsiaeveningδὲG1161 · dethenγενομένηςG1096 · ginomaito beλέγειG3004 · legōto sayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀμπελῶνοςG290 · ampelōnvineyardτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐπιτρόπῳG2012 · epitroposmanagerαὐτοῦ·G846 · autosit/s/heκάλεσονG2564 · kaleōto call: callτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐργάταςG2040 · ergatēsworkerκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀπόδοςG591 · apodidōmito payαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμισθὸνG3408 · misthoswageἀρξάμενοςG757 · archōbe firstἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐσχάτωνG2078 · eschatoslast/leastἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπρώτων.G4413 · prōtosfirst
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 24:15At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.1 Peter 4:10As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.Romans 2:6-10Who will render to every man according to his deeds:Matthew 25:31When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:Revelation 20:11-12And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.1 Corinthians 4:1-2Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.Luke 8:3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season?Luke 16:1-2And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.Matthew 25:19After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them.Genesis 15:2And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?Titus 1:7For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;Leviticus 19:13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob [him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.Hebrews 9:28So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.Genesis 39:4-6And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand.Matthew 13:39-40The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.Genesis 43:19And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,
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