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Andδὲaboutπερὶthe eleventh hourτὴν ἑνδεκάτηνhe went outἐξελθὼνand foundεὗρενothersἄλλουςstanding there,ἑστῶταςandκαὶhe saysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς‘WhyΤίhave you been standingἑστήκατεhereὧδεallὅληνthe dayτὴν ἡμέρανidle?’ἀργοί
Matthew 20:6
Study it in the app“And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there, and he says to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all the day idle?’”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:6, word by word
- the eleventh hourἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēn
eleventh
Eleventh; "the eleventh hour", about five in the afternoon.
Where else “hendekatēn” appears- he went outἐξελθὼνexelthōn
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exelthōn” appears- and foundεὗρενheuren
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuren” appears- othersἄλλουςallous
other, another
Other, another.
Where else “allous” appears- standing thereἑστῶταςhestōtas
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōtas” appears- he saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- allὅληνholēn
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēn” appears- the dayἡμέρανhēmeran
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- idle?’ἀργοίargoi
idle, useless
Idle, without work; useless, careless, good for nothing.
Where else “argoi” appears
The context
5And they went. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour and did the same.
6 · This verse (above)
7They say to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He says to them, ‘You also go into the 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?