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saying,λέγοντες‘TheseΟὗτοιlast onesοἱ ἔσχατοιworkedἐποίησανoneμίανhour,ὥρανandκαὶyou have madeἐποίησαςthemαὐτοὺςequalἴσουςto usἡμῖνwhoτοῖςhave borneβαστάσασιthe burdenτὸ βάροςof the dayτῆς ἡμέραςandκαὶthe scorching heat.’τὸν καύσωνα
Matthew 20:12
Study it in the app“saying, ‘These last ones worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:12, word by word
- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- last onesἔσχατοιeschatoi
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatoi” appears- workedἐποίησανepoiēsan
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsan” appears- oneμίανmian
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “mian” appears- hourὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears- equalἴσουςisous
equal
Equal.
Where else “isous” appears- have borneβαστάσασιbastasasi
bear
To carry the weight of others or of something hard without dropping it.
Where else “bastasasi” appears- the burdenβάροςbaros
weight, burden
Weight, burden; also weight of authority.
Where else “baros” appears- of the dayἡμέραςhēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- the scorching heat.’καύσωναkausōna
scorching heat
Scorching heat; also the hot desert wind.
Where else “kausōna” appears
The context
11And when they received it, they were grumbling against the master of the house,
12 · This verse (above)
13But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?
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?