Matthew 20:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.”

Matthew 20:1 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 20:119 words

ὉμοίαHomoialike, + manner

γάρgarfor

ἐστινestinam, have been, is I

ἡhēthe

βασιλείαbasileiakingdom

τῶνtōnthe

οὐρανῶνouranōnair, heaven(-ly), sky

ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōman / human being

οἰκοδεσπότῃoikodespotēgoodman (of the house), householder, maste…

ὅστιςhostis(they), (such) as, (they) that

ἐξῆλθενexēlthencome (forth, out), depart (out of)

ἅμαhamaalso, and, together

πρωῒprōiearly (in the morning), (in the) morning

μισθώσασθαιmisthōsasthai

ἐργάταςergataslabourer, worker(-men)

εἰςeisinto / to

τὸνtonthe

ἀμπελῶναampelōnavineyard

αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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