Matthew 20:1

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

`For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,

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  • Song 8:11-12 : 11 Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings; 12 My vineyard -- my own -- is before me, The thousand `is' for thee, O Solomon. And the two hundred for those keeping its fruit. O dweller in gardens!
  • Matt 13:24 : 24 Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
  • Matt 13:31 : 31 Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,
  • Matt 13:33 : 33 Another simile spake he to them: `The reign of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.'
  • Matt 13:44-45 : 44 `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field. 45 `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,
  • Matt 13:47 : 47 `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,
  • Isa 5:1-2 : 1 Let me sing, I pray you, for my beloved, A song of my beloved as to his vineyard: My beloved hath a vineyard in a fruitful hill, 2 And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it `with' a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!
  • Matt 9:37-38 : 37 then saith he to his disciples, `The harvest indeed `is' abundant, but the workmen few; 38 beseech ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.'
  • Matt 22:2 : 2 `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,
  • Matt 25:1 : 1 `Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;
  • Matt 25:14 : 14 `For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,
  • Mark 13:34 : 34 as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
  • John 15:1 : 1 `I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman;
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom `is' the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.
  • Matt 21:33-43 : 33 `Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. 34 `And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it, 35 and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned. 36 `Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner. 37 `And at last he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son; 38 and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance; 39 and having taken him, they cast `him' out of the vineyard, and killed him; 40 whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?' 41 They say to him, `Evil men -- he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.' 42 Jesus saith to them, `Did ye never read in the Writings, A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the Lord hath this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes. 43 `Because of this I say to you, that the reign of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
  • Matt 23:37 : 37 `Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, 6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety, 7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; 8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make `you' neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ, 9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins; 10 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
  • Jer 25:3-4 : 3 `From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and unto this day -- this three and twentieth year -- hath the word of Jehovah been unto me, and I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened; 4 And Jehovah hath sent unto you all His servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear, saying:
  • Matt 3:2 : 2 and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
  • Matt 21:28 : 28 `And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

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  • Matt 20:2-12
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    90%

    2and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

    3`And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

    4and to these he said, Go ye -- also ye -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous I will give you;

    5and they went away. `Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

    6And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?

    7they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye -- ye also -- to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.

    8`And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last -- unto the first.

    9And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.

    10`And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

    11and having received `it', they were murmuring against the householder, saying,

    12that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

  • Luke 20:9-10
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    9And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

    10and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send `him' away empty.

  • Matt 25:14-15
    2 verses
    81%

    14`For -- as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

    15and to one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his several ability, went abroad immediately.

  • Mark 12:1-2
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    1And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-winevat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;

    2and he sent unto the husbandmen at the due time a servant, that from the husbandmen he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,

  • Matt 21:33-35
    3 verses
    79%

    33`Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.

    34`And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,

    35and the husbandmen having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.

  • Matt 21:28
    78%

    28`And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

  • Matt 22:1-3
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    77%

    1And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,

    2`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

    3and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

  • Matt 18:23-24
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    76%

    23`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

    24and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

  • Matt 21:40
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    40whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these husbandmen?'

  • Matt 13:24-25
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    24Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,

    25and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,

  • Luke 20:13-16
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    13`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son -- the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

    14and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

    15and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed `him'; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

    16He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!'

  • Matt 13:44-45
    2 verses
    75%

    44`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

    45`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking goodly pearls,

  • Matt 25:1
    73%

    1`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom;

  • Mark 13:34
    73%

    34as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

  • Luke 19:12
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    12He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

  • Luke 13:20
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    20And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God?

  • Luke 10:2
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    2then said he unto them, `The harvest indeed `is' abundant, but the workmen few; beseech ye then the Lord of the harvest, that He may put forth workmen to His harvest.

  • Matt 13:47
    72%

    47`Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather together of every kind,

  • Matt 13:31
    72%

    31Another simile he set before them, saying: `The reign of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did sow in his field,

  • Luke 14:21
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    21`And that servant having come, told to his lord these things, then the master of the house, having been angry, said to his servant, Go forth quickly to the broad places and lanes of the city, and the poor, and maimed, and lame, and blind, bring in hither.

  • Mark 12:9
    72%

    9`What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.

  • Matt 9:37-38
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    72%

    37then saith he to his disciples, `The harvest indeed `is' abundant, but the workmen few;

    38beseech ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may put forth workmen to His harvest.'

  • Matt 25:19
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    19`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

  • Matt 22:5
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    5and they, having disregarded `it', went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

  • Matt 13:27
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    27`And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Sir, good seed didst thou not sow in thy field? whence then hath it the darnel?

  • Matt 20:14
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    14take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;