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Andκαὶwhen those hiredοἱaboutπερὶthe eleventhτὴν ἑνδεκάτηνhourὥρανcame,ἐλθόντεςthey receivedἔλαβονa denariusδηνάριονeach.ἀνὰ
Matthew 20:9
Study it in the app“And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius each.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 20:9, word by word
- the eleventhἑνδεκάτηνhendekatēn
eleventh
Eleventh; "the eleventh hour", about five in the afternoon.
Where else “hendekatēn” appears- hourὥρανhōran
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōran” appears- cameἐλθόντεςelthontes
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthontes” appears- they receivedἔλαβονelabon
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabon” appears- a 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
8And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard says to his steward, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last up to the first.’
9 · This verse (above)
10And when the first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received the denarius each.
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?