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Forγάρthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof heavenτῶν οὐρανῶνisἐστινlikeὉμοίαa man,ἀνθρώπῳa master of a house,οἰκοδεσπότῃwhoὅστιςwent outἐξῆλθενearly in the morningἅμα πρωῒto hireμισθώσασθαιworkersἐργάταςforεἰςhis vineyard.τὸν ἀμπελῶνα αὐτοῦ
Matthew 20:1
Study it in the app“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man, a master of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:1, word by word
- the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileia” appears- of heavenοὐρανῶνouranōn
heaven
God's dwelling, above all that is created.
Where else “ouranōn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- likeὉμοίαHomoia
like
Like, similar.
Where else “Homoia” appears- a manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōi
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpōi” appears- a master of a houseοἰκοδεσπότῃoikodespotēi
master of the house
Master of the house, head of a household.
Where else “oikodespotēi” appears- went outἐξῆλθενexēlthen
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exēlthen” appears- early in the morningἅμαhama
together, at once
At the same time, together with.
Where else “hama” appears- early in the morningπρωῒprōi
early morning
In the morning, early.
Where else “prōi” appears- to hireμισθώσασθαιmisthōsasthai
hire
Hire someone for wages.
Where else “misthōsasthai” appears- workersἐργάταςergatas
worker, laborer
Worker, laborer, especially a hired worker in the fields; also one who does something.
Where else “ergatas” appears- his vineyardἀμπελῶναampelōna
vineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “ampelōna” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And after agreeing with the workers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
To study Matthew 20 in a group
1. What it says
How much did the vineyard owner pay the workers, both those hired in the morning and those in the evening (vv. 9–10)?
2. What it means
What does the owner's reply teach: “Is your eye evil because I am good?” (v. 15)?
3. How I live it
Jesus says whoever wants to be great must serve (vv. 26–28). Whom can you serve today expecting nothing back?