Matthew 20:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when they had received it, they grumbled against the master of the house,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λαβόντες δὲ, ἐγόγγυζον κατὰ τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου,

Transliteration

De having labontes, they were egongyzon against the oikodespotou,

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction - but/and
• *labontes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having received
• *egongyzon*: imperfect, 3rd plural - were grumbling/complaining
• *kata*: preposition with genitive - against
• *oikodespotou*: genitive, masculine, singular - householder/master

Word Meanings

• *egongyzon*: were grumbling/complaining/murmuring
• *kata*: against/in opposition to

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} when they received{G2983} it, they murmured{G1111} against{G2596} the householder,{G3617}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} when they had received{G2983}{(G5631)} it, they murmured{G1111}{(G5707)} against{G2596} the goodman of the house{G3617},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when they had receaved it they murmured agaynst the good man of the housse

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan they had receaued it, they murmured agaynst the housholder,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they had receaued it, they murmured against the good man of the house,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And when they had received› [it], ‹they murmured against the goodman of the house,›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having received `it', they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,

Referenced Verses

• Luke 5:30 : 30 But their scribes and Pharisees complained against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?
• Luke 15:2 : 2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receives sinners and eats with them.
• Luke 15:28-30 : 28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore his father came out, and pleaded with him. 29 And he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, nor have I transgressed at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends: 30 But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.
• Luke 19:7 : 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner.
• Acts 11:2-3 : 2 And when Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision argued with him, 3 Saying, You went in to uncircumcised men and ate with them.
• Acts 13:45 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
• Acts 22:21-22 : 21 And he said to me, Depart, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles. 22 And they listened to him until this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, Away with such a person from the earth, for it is not fit for him to live.
• 1 Thess 2:16 : 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always; but the wrath has come upon them to the utmost.
• Jude 1:16 : 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.