Matthew 20:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 10:16 : 16 And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him in his carriage.
  • 2 Kgs 10:30-31 : 30 And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in doing what is right in my eyes and effecting all my purpose for the family of Ahab, your sons will be kings of Israel to the fourth generation. 31 But Jehu did not take care to keep the law of the Lord with all his heart: he did not keep himself from the sin which Jeroboam did and made Israel do.
  • Ezek 29:18-20 : 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, made his army do hard work against Tyre, and the hair came off every head and every arm was rubbed smooth: but he and his army got no payment out of Tyre for the hard work which he had done against it. 19 For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon: he will take away her wealth, and take her goods by force and everything which is there; and this will be the payment for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his hard work, because they were working for me, says the Lord.
  • Matt 6:2 : 2 When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Matt 6:6 : 6 But when you make your prayer, go into your private room, and, shutting the door, say a prayer to your Father in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • Matt 6:16 : 16 And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
  • Luke 15:31 : 31 And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
  • John 17:2 : 2 Even as you gave him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all those whom you have given to him.
  • Rom 3:4 : 4 In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Now, we have knowledge that what the law says is for those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all men may be judged by 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%

    15 Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

    16 So the last will be first, and the first last.

  • Matt 20:4-13
    10 verses
    80%

    4 And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

    5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same.

    6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?

    7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

    8 And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

    9 And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.

    10 Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.

    11 And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house,

    12 Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

    13 But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

  • Luke 19:22-26
    5 verses
    77%

    22 He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;

    23 Why then did you not put my money in a bank, so that when I came I would get it back with interest?

    24 And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

    25 And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.

    26 And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Matt 25:26-30
    5 verses
    76%

    26 But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,

    27 Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

    28 Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

    29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

    30 And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Matt 20:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

    2 And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

  • Luke 12:59
    73%

    59 I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.

  • Mark 4:25
    73%

    25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • Luke 6:30
    72%

    30 Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

  • Matt 13:12
    72%

    12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Matt 18:33-34
    2 verses
    72%

    33 Was it not right for you to have mercy on the other servant, even as I had mercy on you?

    34 And his lord was very angry, and put him in the hands of those who would give him punishment till he made payment of all the debt.

  • Luke 15:31
    72%

    31 And he said to him, Son, you are with me at all times, and all I have is yours.

  • Luke 13:30
    71%

    30 And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

  • Luke 12:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me.

    14 But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

  • Luke 15:12
    71%

    12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

  • Luke 17:8
    71%

    8 Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

  • Matt 18:28
    71%

    28 But that servant went out, and meeting one of the other servants, who was in debt to him for one hundred pence, he took him by the throat, saying, Make payment of your debt.

  • Matt 25:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

    15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.

  • Matt 5:40
    71%

    40 And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.

  • Luke 10:37
    71%

    37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.

  • Matt 21:30
    70%

    30 And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

  • Matt 5:26
    70%

    26 Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.

  • Matt 19:30
    70%

    30 But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

  • Luke 14:21
    70%

    21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

  • Luke 14:14
    70%

    14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.

  • Matt 21:28
    70%

    28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

  • Luke 16:5
    70%

    5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

  • Matt 24:47
    70%

    47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

  • 1 Sam 8:14
    70%

    14 He will take your fields and your vine-gardens and your olive-gardens, all the best of them, and give them to his servants.