Matthew 20:1
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
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ASV
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.
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁμοία | Homoia | Like | G3664 → |
| γάρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| βασιλεία | basileia | kingdom | G932 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | heavens | G3772 → |
| ἀνθρώπῳ | anthrōpō | to a man | G444 → |
| οἰκοδεσπότῃ | oikodespotē | a master of a house | G3617 → |
| ὅστις | hostis | who | G3748 → |
| ἐξῆλθεν | exēlthen | went out | G1831 → |
| ἅμα | hama | in [the] | G260 → |
| πρωῒ | prōi | morning | G4404 → |
| μισθώσασθαι | misthōsasthai | to hire | G3409 → |
| ἐργάτας | ergatas | workmen | G2040 → |
| εἰς | eis | for | G1519 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| ἀμπελῶνα | ampelōna | vineyard | G290 → |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of him. | G846 → |
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