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Matthew 20:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and, when he had agreed with the labourers for a denary the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And when hee had agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— He bargained with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them to his vineyard.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And he bargained with the labourers for a denarius a day, and sent them into his vinery.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And he contracted with the labors for a denarius a day: and sent them into his vineyard.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
when he had agreed 4856
{4856} Prime
συμφωνέω
sumphoneo
{soom-fo-neh'-o}
From G4859; to be harmonious, that is, (figuratively) to accord (be suitable, concur) or stipulate (by compact).
z5660
<5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 714
with 3326
{3326} Prime
μετά
meta
{met-ah'}
A primary preposition (often used adverbially); properly denoting accompaniment; 'amid' (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive case association, or accusative case succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722, and less close than G4862).
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
labourers 2040
{2040} Prime
ἐργάτης
ergates
{er-gat'-ace}
From G2041; a toiler; figuratively a teacher.
for 1537
{1537} Prime
ἐκ
ek
{ek}
A primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence motion or action proceeds), from, out (of place, time or cause; literally or figuratively; direct or remote).
a penny 1220
{1220} Prime
δηνάριον
denarion
{day-nar'-ee-on}
Of Latin origin; a denarius (or ten asses).
a day, 2250
{2250} Prime
ἡμέρα
hemera
{hay-mer'-ah}
Feminine (with G5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι [[hemai]] (to sit; akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame, that is, gentle; day, that is, (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context).
he sent 649
{0649} Prime
ἀποστέλλω
apostello
{ap-os-tel'-lo}
From G0575 and G4724; set apart, that is, (by implication) to send out (properly on a mission) literally or figuratively.
z5656
<5656> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2319
them 846
{0846} Prime
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
into 1519
{1519} Prime
εἰς
eis
{ice}
A primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases.
his y846
[0846] Standard
αὐτός
autos
{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
x848
(0848) Complement
αὑτοῦ
hautou
{how-too'}
Contraction for G1438; self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation).
vineyard. 290
{0290} Prime
ἀμπελών
ampelon
{am-pel-ohn'}
From G0288; a vineyard.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Matthew 20:2

_ _ And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny — a usual day’s hire.

_ _ he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Matthew 20:1-16.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Matthew 20:2

The Roman penny was about seven pence halfpenny. [About thirteen and three quarter cents, American.] This was then the usual price of a day's labour.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Matthew 20:2

And when he had (a) agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

(a) Literally, "fell in time": it is a kind of speech taken from poetry.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
he had:

Matthew 20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Exodus 19:5-6 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine: ... And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 5:27-30 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear [it], and do [it]. ... Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.

a penny:
"The Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is sevenpence halfpenny."
Matthew 18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
Matthew 22:19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
*marg.
Luke 10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

he sent:

1 Samuel 2:18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
1 Samuel 3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.
1 Samuel 3:21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
1 Samuel 16:11-12 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. ... And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.
1 Kings 3:6-11 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day. ... And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
1 Kings 18:12 And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.
2 Chronicles 34:3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.
Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ex 19:5. Dt 5:27. 1S 2:18, 26; 3:1, 21; 16:11. 1K 3:6; 18:12. 2Ch 34:3. Ec 12:1. Mt 18:28; 20:13; 22:19. Lk 1:15; 10:35. 2Ti 3:15. Rv 6:6.

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