Matthew 20:7
Strong's Lexicon
‘Because
Ὅτι (Hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

has hired
ἐμισθώσατο (emisthōsato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3409: To hire out, mid: I hire, engage. From misthos; to let out for wages, i.e. to hire.

us,
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

they answered
Λέγουσιν (Legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

So he told
Λέγει (Legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

‘You
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

go
Ὑπάγετε (Hypagete)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5217: To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

[my]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

vineyard.’
ἀμπελῶνα (ampelōna)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 290: A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.

and
⧼καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

whatever
(ho)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

ἐὰν (ean)

Strong's Greek 1437: if.

may be
(ē)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: To be, exist.

right,
δίκαιον (dikaion)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1342: Just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).

you shall receive.
λήψεσθε⧽ (lēpsesthe)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
‘Because no one has hired us, they answered. So he told them, ‘You also go into my vineyard.’

Young's Literal Translation
they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye—ye also—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“ ‘Because no one hired us ,’ they said to him. “ ‘You also go to my vineyard ,’ he told them.

New American Standard Bible
"They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.'

King James Bible
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, [that] shall ye receive.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
"'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. "He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'

New Living Translation
"They replied, 'Because no one hired us.' "The landowner told them, 'Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.'

English Standard Version
They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’

New American Standard Bible
"They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.'

King James Bible
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Because no one hired us,' they said to him. "'You also go to my vineyard,' he told them.

International Standard Version
They told him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He told them, 'You go into the vineyard as well.'

NET Bible
They said to him, 'Because no one hired us.' He said to them, 'You go and work in the vineyard too.'

American Standard Version
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

English Revised Version
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

Young's Literal Translation
they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.
















Cross References
Matthew 20:1
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:6
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Matthew 20:8
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 20:5
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

Matthew 20:4
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Matthew 20:9
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

Matthew 20:10
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
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