Matthew 20:14

“Take what is yours and go. But I want to give to this last one as I gave also to you.”

Matthew 20:14 · direct translation from the Greek
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Those hired last are paid the same as the first; the owner does as he wishes with what is hisThe Kingdom of God

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Matthew 20:14, word by word

Takeἆρονaron

pick up

To lift something from the ground or take it in one's hands.

Where else “aron” appears
what is yoursσὸνson

your, yours

Your, yours (of one person).

Where else “son” appears
goὕπαγεhypage

go away

Go away, leave; "go!".

Where else “hypage” appears
I wantθέλωthelō

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

Where else “thelō” appears
to giveδοῦναιdounai

give

To hand something to another freely, as a gift.

Where else “dounai” appears
last oneἐσχάτῳeschatōi

last

The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.

Where else “eschatōi” appears

The context

13But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am not wronging you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

14 · This verse (above)

15Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’

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To study Matthew 20 in a group

  1. 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. 2. What it means

    What does the owner's reply teach: “Is your eye evil because I am good?” (v. 15)?

  3. 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?

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