Matthew 20:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee.

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.
2 Kgs 10:30-31 : 30 And Jehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, [and] hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Ezek 29:18-20 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Matt 6:2 : 2 When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Matt 6:6 : 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
Matt 6:16 : 16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may be seen of men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.
Luke 15:31 : 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.
John 17:2 : 2 even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.
Rom 3:4 : 4 God forbid: yea, let God be found true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy words, And mightest prevail when thou comest into judgment.
Rom 3:19 : 19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it speaketh to them that are under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Matt 20:15-16
2 verses
85%
15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
16So the last shall be first, and the first last.
Matt 20:4-13
10 verses
80%
4and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
6And about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.
8And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.
10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.
11And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,
12saying, These last have spent [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
13But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?
Luke 19:22-26
5 verses
77%
22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
23then wherefore {G5101} gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?
24And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.
25And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.
26I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.
Matt 25:26-30
5 verses
76%
26But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
27thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back mine own with interest.
28Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.
29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.
30And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Matt 20:1-2
2 verses
74%
1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
2And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Luke 12:59
73%
59I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till {G3739} thou have paid the very last mite.
Mark 4:25
73%
25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Luke 6:30
72%
30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Matt 13:12
72%
12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
Matt 18:33-34
2 verses
72%
33should not you also have had mercy on your fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on you?
34And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was due.
Luke 15:31
72%
31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.
Luke 13:30
71%
30And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
Luke 12:13-14
2 verses
71%
13And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid {G80} my brother divide the inheritance with me.
14But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
Luke 15:12
71%
12and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.
Luke 17:8
71%
8and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward {G5023} thou shalt eat and drink?
Matt 18:28
71%
28But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred shillings: and he laid hold on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay what you owe.
Matt 25:14-15
2 verses
71%
14For [it is] as [when] a man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his several ability; and he went on his journey.
Matt 5:40
71%
40And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Luke 10:37
71%
37And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Matt 21:30
70%
30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matt 5:26
70%
26Verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the last farthing.
Matt 19:30
70%
30But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are] last.
Luke 14:21
70%
21And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.
Luke 14:14
70%
14and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.
Matt 21:28
70%
28But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.
Luke 16:5
70%
5And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
Matt 24:47
70%
47Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
1 Sam 8:14
70%
14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.