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Matthew 20:12

‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’

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ASV

saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.

KJV

Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
λέγοντεςlegontessayingG3004 →
οὗτοιhoutoiTheseG3778 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
ἔσχατοιeschatoilastG2078 →
μίανmianoneG1520 →
ὥρανhōranhourG5610 →
ἐποίησαν,epoiēsanworked,G4160 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἴσουςisousequalG2470 →
ἡμῖνhēminto usG3165 →
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846 →
ἐποίησας,epoiēsasyou have made,G4160 →
τοῖςtoisto [we] whoG3588 →
βαστάσασινbastasasinhaving borneG941 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
βάροςbarosburdenG922 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
ἡμέραςhēmerasdayG2250 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
καύσωνα.kausōnascorching heat.G2742 →

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Romans 11:5–6In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.2 Corinthians 11:23–28Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.Luke 14:10–11But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.1 Corinthians 4:11To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.Luke 12:55And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.Luke 18:11–12The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.Romans 3:30since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.Malachi 3:14You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?Romans 9:30–32What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;Romans 3:22–24And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.Romans 3:27Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of works? No, but on that of faith.Romans 10:1–3Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.Zechariah 7:3–5by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”Jonah 4:8As the sun was rising, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint and wished to die, saying, “It is better for me to die than to live.”Malachi 1:13You also say: ‘Oh, what a nuisance!’ And you turn up your nose at it,” says the LORD of Hosts. “You bring offerings that are stolen, lame, or sick! Should I accept these from your hands?” asks the LORD.Isaiah 58:2–3For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”Luke 15:29–30But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.

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