Matthew 20:13 · King James Version
Matthew 20:13 in the Original Greek
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Matthew 20:13 in Other Translations
| KJV | But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? |
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| WEB | “But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius? |
| ASV | But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling? |
| YLT | ‘And he answering said to one of them, Comrade, I do no unrighteousness to thee; for a denary didst not thou agree with me? |
| WBT | But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? |
| DBY | But he answering said to one of them, [My] friend, I do not wrong thee. Didst thou not agree with me for a denarius? |
Commentary on Matthew 20:13
Expositions from classic Bible commentators.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Matthew 20:13–14
But he answered one of them--doubtless the spokesman of the complaining party.
and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? &c.
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Questions about Matthew 20:13
What does Matthew 20:13 say?
Matthew 20:13 in the King James Version reads: “But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?” Read it in the full context of Matthew 20, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Matthew 20:13 found in the Bible?
Matthew 20:13 is in the book of Matthew, chapter 20, verse 13, in the New Testament.
What Bible translation is Matthew 20:13 shown in?
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Take that thine is,.... By agreement, and go thy way; out of my sight, give me no more trouble on this head; which looks like a dismissal from his service, and after privileges; and was true of many among the Jews, who were only nominal professors, and from whom the Gospel and ordinances of it were taken:
I will give unto this last man that was called, and sent into the vineyard,
even as unto thee; the same outward privileges, besides special grace, and eternal glory, which it looks as if the other had not.