Matthew 20:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And said to them, Go also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Κἀκείνοις Εἶπεν· Ὑπάγετε καὶ ὑμεῖς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον δώσω ὑμῖν.

Transliteration

And to those he eipen: Hypagete also you into the ampelōna, and whatever ean ē dikaion I will dōsō to you.

Grammar Details

• *kakeinois*: contraction of *kai ekeinois* - and to those
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular - said
• *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
• *dōsō*: future, 1st singular - will give

Word Meanings

• *dikaion*: right/just/fair
• *dōsō*: will give/will pay

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He told them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and sayd vnto them go ye also into my vyneyarde: and whatsoever is right I will geve you. And they went there waye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde vnto them: Go ye also in to my vynyarde, & what so euer is right, I wil geue it you. And they wete their waye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And saide vnto them: Go ye also into ye vineyard, & whatsoeuer is right, I wyl geue you. And they went their way.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  To them he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went their way.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and to these he said, Go ye -- also ye -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  To them he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went their way.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to them,‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’

Referenced Verses

• Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Jesus passed from there, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the tax office: and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
• Matt 21:23-31 : 23 And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, By what authority do you do these things? And who gave you this authority? 24 And Jesus answered and said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? 26 But if we say, From men; we fear the people, for all hold John as a prophet. 27 And they answered Jesus and said, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. 28 But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax collectors and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
• Luke 19:7-9 : 7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner. 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore it fourfold. 9 And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.
• Rom 6:16-22 : 16 Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as servants to obey, you are the servants of the one whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were servants of sin, you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became servants of righteousness. 19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented your members as servants of uncleanness and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as servants of righteousness for holiness. 20 For when you were servants of sin, you were free from righteousness. 21 What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. 22 But now, having been freed from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end everlasting life.
• 1 Cor 6:11 : 11 And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• Col 4:1 : 1 Masters, give to your servants that which is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
• 1 Tim 1:12-13 : 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Titus 3:8 : 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
• 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully on the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
• 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have done the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in sensuality, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: