Matthew 20:11 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 20:11

On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.

BSB

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ASV

And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,

KJV

And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

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Commentary

4 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 19 (604)

Hence those who had preceded in labor also say, murmuring: These last worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the heat? For those have borne the burden of the day and the heat whom it befell from the beginning of the world, because they happened to live here for a long time, to endure also longer temptations of the flesh.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The Gentiles, who are newly called in, have as much of the privileges of the kingdom of the Messiah as the Jews have, who have so long been labouring in the vineyard of the Old-Testament church, under the yoke of the ceremonial law, in expectation of that kingdom.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Murmured - Complained; found fault with. The goodman of the house - The original here is the same word which in Mat 20:1 is translated householder, and should have been so translated here. It is the old English way of denoting the father of a family. It expresses no moral quality.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are undeniable difficulties in the parable contained in these verses. The key to the right explanation of them must be sought in the passage which concludes the last chapter. There we find the apostle Peter asking our Lord a remarkable question: “We have forsaken all and followed thee! What shall we have therefore?” There we find Jesus giving a remarkable answer. He makes a special promise to Peter and his fellow disciples: they should one day sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
λαβόντες	labontes	Having received	G2983 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἐγόγγυζον	egonguzon	they were grumbling	G1111 →
κατὰ	kata	against	G2596 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
οἰκοδεσπότου	oikodespotou	master of the house	G3617 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jude 1:16
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:18
  With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Philippians 2:14
  Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- 2 Peter 2:10
  Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- 1 Timothy 6:5
  and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
Through
Luke 19:7
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
leads to
- Luke 15:2
  So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 7:34
  The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
- Luke 7:39
  When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she…
- Matthew 9:11
  When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew