Matthew 20:14 “Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave…”

Matthew 20:14

Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

World English Bible

Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.

American Standard Version

Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.

Darby Translation

Take what is thine and go. But it is my will to give to this last even as to thee:

Young's Literal Translation

take that which is thine, and go; and I will to give to this, the last, also as to thee;

Bible in Basic English

Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

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Cross references

“thine”

Luke 15:31 Matthew 6:2 Matthew 6:6 Matthew 6:16 Ezekiel 29:18–20 Romans 3:4

Luke 15:31 · BSB

‘Son, you are always with me,’ the father said, ‘and all that is mine is yours.

Matthew 6:2 · BSB

So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:6 · BSB

But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Matthew 6:16 · BSB

When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Ezekiel 29:18–20 · BSB

“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expe…

Romans 3:4 · BSB

Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

“I will”

John 17:2

John 17:2 · BSB

For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

15Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

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