Matthew 20:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““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.”

Matthew 20:1 — World English Bible

Matthew 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Matthew 20:1 — American Standard Version

Matthew 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,”

Matthew 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.”

Matthew 20:1 — Darby Translation

Matthew 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.”

Matthew 20:1 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 20:1 in Context — Matthew 20

1 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.

2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

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What Does Matthew 20:1 Mean?

Matthew 20:1 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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