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Read›Matthew›Chapter 20

The Parable of the Workers

Matthew 20:10

In 9 translations

BSB
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
KJV
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
WEB
When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
ASV
And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.
LSV
And the first having come, supposed that they will receive more, and they received, they also, each a denarius,
YLT
'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,
DBY
And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.
DRC
But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every man a penny.
GNV
Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read πλεῖον (“more”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read πλεῖονα (“more”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (6)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include καὶ (“And”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of λήμψονται: Textus Receptus: λήψονται.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include τὸ (“those”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place καὶ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοί elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: καὶ ἐλθόντες. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ ἐλθόντες; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἐλθόντες δὲ.
  • SBLGNT: πλεῖον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πλεῖον; Robinson–Pierpont read πλεῖονα.
  • SBLGNT: τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί; Robinson–Pierpont read καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριον.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖον λήμψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί.
RP2018
Ἐλθόντες δὲ οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλείονα λήψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριον.
TR-Boyd
Ἐλθόντες δὲ οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλείονα λήψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριον.
SCR1894
ελθοντες δε οι πρωτοι ενομισαν οτι πλειονα ληψονται και ελαβον και αυτοι ανα δηναριον

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