Matthew 20 — Rabbi

Matthew 20:1

Ὁμοία

hómoios

similar (in appearance or character) γάρ

gár

properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles) ἐστιν

eimí

I exist (used only when emphatic) ἡ

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) βασιλεία

basileía

properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) τῶν

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) οὐρανῶν

ouranós

the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity) ἀνθρώπῳ

ánthrōpos

from ); man-faced, i.e. a human being οἰκοδεσπότῃ

oikodespótēs

the head of a family ὅστις

hóstis

which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same ἐξῆλθεν

exérchomai

to issue (literally or figuratively) ἅμα

háma

properly, at the "same" time, but freely used as a preposition or adverb denoting close association πρωῒ

prōḯ

at dawn; by implication, the day-break watch μισθώσασθαι

misthóō

to let out for wages, i.e. (middle voice) to hire ἐργάτας

ergátēs

a toiler; figuratively, a teacher εἰς

eis

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases τὸν

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) ἀμπελῶνα

ampelṓn

a vineyard αὐτοῦ.

autós

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

Matthew 20:1 · Greek NT (SBLGNT)

AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3

“For the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning at dawn to

Cross-Book Pattern

A vineyard was already a familiar figure for Israel itself, tended carefully by its owner and expected to produce a return. This parable ass…hire workmen for his vineyard

Cross-Book Pattern

A vineyard was already a familiar figure for Israel itself, tended carefully by its owner and expected to produce a return. This parable ass….

Cross-Book Pattern

A vineyard was already a familiar figure for Israel itself, tended carefully by its owner and expected to produce a return. This parable ass…

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Isaiah 5:1-2, "my beloved had a vineyard... he looked for it to yield grapes" - the standing image of Israel as a carefully tended vineyard this parable assumes.

Matthew 20:1 · WEB

“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Isaiah 5:1 · WEB

Let me sing for my well beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard. My beloved had a vineyard on a very fruitful hill.

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““For the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.”

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