Matthew 20:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And when they came that› [were hired] ‹about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ περὶ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν, ἔλαβον ἀνὰ δηνάριον.

Transliteration

And having elthontes those about the hendekatēn hōran, they elabon each ana dēnarion.

Grammar Details

• *elthontes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come
• *hendekatēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - eleventh
• *hōran*: accusative, feminine, singular - hour
• *elabon*: aorist, 3rd plural - received/took
• *ana*: distributive preposition - each/apiece
• *dēnarion*: accusative, neuter, singular - denarius

Word Meanings

• *hoi peri tēn hendekatēn hōran*: those hired about the eleventh hour
• *ana dēnarion*: each a denarius/a denarius apiece

Referenced Verses

• Matt 20:2 : 2 ‹And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.›
• Matt 20:6-7 : 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?› 7 ‹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.›
• Luke 23:40-43 : 40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 43 And Jesus said unto him, ‹Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.›
• Rom 4:3-6 : 3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
• Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Eph 1:6-8 : 6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
• Eph 2:8-9 : 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
• 1 Tim 1:14-16 : 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.