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Andκαὶwhen the firstοἱ πρῶτοιcame,ἐλθόντεςthey thoughtἐνόμισανthatὅτιthey would receiveλήμψονταιmore;πλεῖονandκαὶtheyαὐτοίalsoκαὶreceivedἔλαβονtheτὸdenariusδηνάριονeach.ἀνὰ
Matthew 20:10
Study it in the app“And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received the denarius each.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:10, word by word
- when the firstπρῶτοιprōtoi
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtoi” appears- cameἐλθόντεςelthontes
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appears- they thoughtἐνόμισανenomisan
think, suppose
Think, suppose, consider something to be so.
Where else “enomisan” appears- they would receiveλήμψονταιlēmpsontai
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “lēmpsontai” appears- moreπλεῖονpleion
more
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pleion” appears- denariusδηνάριονdēnarion
denarius
Denarius: a Roman silver coin, a day's wage for a worker.
Where else “dēnarion” appears- eachἀνὰana
each
Sharing out equally: so much for each, or in groups of two.
Where else “ana” appears
The context
9And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius each.
10 · This verse (above)
11And when they received it, they were grumbling against the master of the house,
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?