Matthew 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 20:8 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 →
ὀψίας
ópsios
G3798
evening
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
γενομένης
gínomai
G1096
to become
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀμπελῶνος
ampelṓn
G290
vineyard
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ἐπιτρόπῳ
epítropos
G2012
overseer
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
κάλεσον
kaléō
G2564
to call
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ἐργάτας
ergátēs
G2040
worker
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἀπόδος
apodídōmi
G591
to sell
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
μισθὸν
misthós
G3408
wages
ἀρξάμενος
árchomai
G756
to lead
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἐσχάτων
éschatos
G2078
last
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
πρώτων
prōtos
G4413
first
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World English Bible Public Domain
When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'
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King James Version Public Domain
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And evening having come, the owner of the vineyard says to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, having begun from the last to the first.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).