Matthew 20:4

And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	κἀκεῖνος kakeînos	G2548	likewise that (or those)
said unto them	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Go	ὑπάγετε hupagete	G5217	to lead (oneself) under · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
ye	ὑμεῖς hymeîs	G5210	you (as subjective of verb)
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα, ampelōna	G290	a vineyard · noun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
whatsoever	ὃ ho	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular neuter
is	ὦ ō	G5600	(may
right	δίκαιον dikaion	G1342	equitable (in character or act) · adjective — nominative singular neuter
I will give	δώσω dōsō	G1325	to give (used in a very wide application · verb — future active indicative, 1st person singular
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
And	δέ dé	G1161	but
they went their way	ἀπέρχομαι apérchomai	G565	to go off (i.e. depart)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Peter 4:2-3 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And…
Matthew 21:23-31 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what aut…
Luke 19:7-10 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
Romans 6:16-22 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedie…
1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit o…
Colossians 4:1 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
1 Timothy 1:12-13 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 20:4

And said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right--just, equitable, in proportion to their time. I will give you. And they went their way.

John Gill on Matthew 20:4

And said unto them, go ye also into the vineyard,.... Expressive of a call of divine grace out of the world, into the church; and which arises from mere grace, and good will, without any merit in, or motive from man, as the case here shows: for the householder went out to these men, not they to him; he puts the question to them, and calls them, and bids them go into his vineyard; they do not ask him to hire them, nor desire to be in his service. Moreover, the persons called were a parcel of idle, mean, vulgar people, as market folks commonly are; the weak, base, and foolish things of the world. The encouragement given them follows, and whatsoever is right I will give you which is to be unde…

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John Calvin on Matthew 20:1-16

Matthew 20:1-16 Matthew 20:1-16 1. For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out at break of day to hire laborers into his vineyard. 2. And having made an agreement with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3. And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place. 4. And he said to them, Go you also into the vineyard, and whatever shall be right I will give you. 5. And they went away. And again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and acted in the same manner. 6. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why stand you here all the day idle? 7. They say to h…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 20:1-16

This parable is similar to the parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32). In both, God’s grace is shown to two parties while one grumbles about unjust treatment.

Dictionary and topics

Denarius — (containing ten), Authorized Version “penny,” (Matthew 18:28; 20:2,9,13) a Roman silver coin in the time of our Saviour and the Apostles, worth about 15 cents. It took its name from its being first…
Hireling — A labourer employed on hire for a limited time (Job 7:1; 14:6; Mark 1:20). His wages were paid as soon as his work was over (Lev. 19:13). In the time of our Lord a day’s wage was a “penny” (q.v.)…
Hour — First found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a “moment,” a “look.” It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season (Matt.…
Wages — Rate of (mention only in Matt. 20:2); to be punctually paid (Lev. 19:13; Deut. 24:14, 15); judgements threatened against the withholding of (Jer. 22:13; Mal. 3:5; comp. James 5:4); paid in money…
Contracts · 21:2-6; — 21:2-6;
Employee · CHARACTER OF UNRIGHTEOUS — CHARACTER OF UNRIGHTEOUS
Hours · Twelve, in the day — Twelve, in the day
Kingdom Of Heaven · .To a househol — .To a househol
Labor · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Parables · Parables of christ: Labourers hired — Parables of christ: Labourers hired
Penny · Worth one day’s wages — Worth one day’s wages
Reward · 8:33; — 8:33;