Matthew 20:7

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹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.›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Ὅτι οὐδεὶς ἡμᾶς ἐμισθώσατο. Λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα· καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾕ δίκαιον, λήψεσθε.

Transliteration

They legousin to him, Because oudeis us emisthōsato. He legei to them, Hypagete also you into the ampelōna; and whatever ean ē dikaion, you shall lēpsesthe.

Grammar Details

• *legousin*: present, 3rd plural - they say/are saying
• *oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one
• *emisthōsato*: aorist, 3rd singular, middle - hired
• *legei*: present, 3rd singular - says/is saying
• *hypagete*: present imperative, 2nd plural - go
• *ampelōna*: accusative, masculine, singular - vineyard
• *ean*: conditional particle - if/whatever
• *ē*: present subjunctive, 3rd singular - may be
• *dikaion*: nominative, neuter, singular - just/right
• *lēpsesthe*: future, 2nd plural, middle - you will receive

Word Meanings

• *hoti*: because/that
• *dikaion*: right/just/fair
• *lēpsesthe*: you will receive/you will get

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
• Matt 22:9-9 : 9 ‹Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.› 10 ‹So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.›
• Luke 14:21-23 : 21 ‹So that servant came, and shewed 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 the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.› 22 ‹And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.› 23 ‹And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel› [them] ‹to come in, that my house may be filled.›
• John 9:4 : 4 ‹I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.›
• Acts 4:16 : 16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them [is] manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny [it].
• Acts 17:30-31 : 30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.
• Rom 10:14-17 : 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
• Rom 16:25 : 25 ¶ Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
• Eph 2:11-12 : 11 ¶ Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
• Eph 3:5-6 : 5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
• Eph 6:8 : 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.
• Col 1:26 : 26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
• Heb 6:10 : 10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.