Matthew 20:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 20:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
οὗτοι
hoûtos
G3778
this
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ἔσχατοι
éschatos
G2078
last
μίαν
heîs
G1520
one
ὥραν
hṓra
G5610
hour
ἐποίησαν
poiéō
G4160
to make
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἴσους
ísos
G2470
equal
αὐτοὺς
autós
G846
he
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ἐποίησας
poiéō
G4160
to make
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
βαστάσασι
bastázō
G941
to take up
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
βάρος
báros
G922
heaviness
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἡμέρας
hēméra
G2250
day
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
καύσωνα
kaúsōn
G2742
burning heat
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!'
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King James Version Public Domain
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
saying, ‘These last ones have done one hour, but you made them equal to us, the ones having borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).