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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having received <i>it</i>, they were grumbling against the master of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when they had received <i>it</i>, they murmured against the goodman of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when they had received <i>it,</i> they complained against the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And when they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now when they received it, they were grumbling at the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they protested <i>and</i> grumbled at the owner of the estate,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />they began complaining to the owner of the vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Although they took it, they began to protest to the owner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They took their money and started grumbling against the employer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When they received it, they began to complain to the landowner, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having received [it], they were murmuring against the householder, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having received <i>it</i>, they were grumbling against the master of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having received it, they were murmuring against the householder, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having received, they murmured against the master of the house,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And upon receiving it, they murmured against the father of the family,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And when they received it, they complained to the lord of the estate.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when they received it, they murmured against the master of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But receiving it, they murmured against the landlord,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But when they received it, they murmured against the master of the family:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />who upon the receipt of it fell a murmuring against the master, and cry'd,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So when they had received it, they grumbled against the employer, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And, having received <i>it</i>, they murmured against the householder,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And after they had received <Fr><i>it</i><FR> they murmured against the master of the house,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/20-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=5721" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm">The Parable of the Workers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: Labontes (V-APA-NMP) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">On receiving their pay,</a> <a href="/greek/1111.htm" title="1111: egongyzon (V-IIA-3P) -- To whisper, murmur, grumble (generally of smoldering discontent). Of uncertain derivation; to grumble.">they began to grumble</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">against</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="3617: oikodespotou (N-GMS) -- A head of a household. From oikos and despotes; the head of a family.">landowner.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">12</span>‘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.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-28.htm">Luke 15:28-30</a></span><br />The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. / But 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. / But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Jonah 4:1-4</a></span><br />Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry. / So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. / And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-6.htm">1 Samuel 8:6-7</a></span><br />But when they said, “Give us a king to judge us,” their demand was displeasing in the sight of Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. / And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-8.htm">1 Samuel 18:8-9</a></span><br />And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?” / And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-1.htm">Job 10:1</a></span><br />“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-4.htm">Job 21:4</a></span><br />Is my complaint against a man? Then why should I not be impatient?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Psalm 106:25</a></span><br />They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Proverbs 19:3</a></span><br />A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-24.htm">Isaiah 29:24</a></span><br />Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-1.htm">Jeremiah 12:1-2</a></span><br />Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? / You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-25.htm">Ezekiel 18:25</a></span><br />Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">Malachi 3:13-15</a></span><br />“Your words against Me have been harsh,” says the LORD. “Yet you ask, ‘What have we spoken against You?’ / You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts? / So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">Matthew 11:16-19</a></span><br />To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: / ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’ / For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when they had received it, they murmured against the manager of the house,</p><p class="hdg">they murmured.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/5-30.htm">Luke 5:30</a></b></br> But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Luke 15:2,28-30</a></b></br> And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-7.htm">Luke 19:7</a></b></br> And when they saw <i>it</i>, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Employer</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-19.htm">Goodman</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-24.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/psalms/106-25.htm">Grumbled</a> <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Household</a> <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Householder</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Landowner</a> <a href="/matthew/20-8.htm">Master</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-24.htm">Murmured</a> <a href="/numbers/17-5.htm">Murmuring</a> <a href="/zechariah/3-6.htm">Protest</a> <a href="/matthew/20-10.htm">Received</a> <a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Receiving</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Employer</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Goodman</a> <a href="/luke/15-2.htm">Grumble</a> <a href="/mark/14-5.htm">Grumbled</a> <a href="/matthew/20-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Household</a> <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Householder</a> <a href="/matthew/13-27.htm">Landowner</a> <a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Master</a> <a href="/mark/14-5.htm">Murmured</a> <a href="/mark/14-5.htm">Murmuring</a> <a href="/mark/10-48.htm">Protest</a> <a href="/matthew/20-34.htm">Received</a> <a href="/mark/4-33.htm">Receiving</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-17.htm">foretells his passion;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/20-29.htm">and gives two blind men their sight.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/20.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/20.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On receiving their pay</b><br>This phrase refers to the laborers in the parable of the workers in the vineyard. The context is a vineyard owner who hires workers at different times of the day but pays them all the same wage. The payment symbolizes the grace of God, which is given equally to all believers, regardless of when they come to faith. This reflects the kingdom of heaven's values, where God's generosity surpasses human notions of fairness. The vineyard is a common biblical metaphor for Israel (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>), and the payment can be seen as the reward of eternal life.<p><b>they began to grumble</b><br>Grumbling here indicates dissatisfaction and a sense of injustice among the workers who labored longer. This mirrors the human tendency to compare oneself with others and feel entitled to more based on effort or time. Biblically, grumbling is often associated with a lack of faith or trust in God's provision, as seen in the Israelites' complaints in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a>). This attitude contrasts with the call to rejoice in others' blessings and trust in God's equitable justice.<p><b>against the landowner</b><br>The landowner represents God, who is sovereign and just in His dealings. The workers' grumbling against him highlights a misunderstanding of God's grace and generosity. In the cultural context, a landowner had the right to manage his resources as he saw fit, reflecting God's authority over His creation. This part of the parable challenges the audience to trust in God's wisdom and fairness, even when it defies human expectations. The landowner's actions echo the biblical theme that God's ways are higher than human ways (<a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_landowner.htm">The Landowner</a></b><br>Represents God in the parable, who is just and sovereign in His dealings with humanity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_laborers.htm">The Laborers</a></b><br>Symbolize believers or followers of Christ, each called to work in God's vineyard (the world).<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vineyard.htm">The Vineyard</a></b><br>Represents the Kingdom of Heaven, where God's work is to be done.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_payment.htm">The Payment</a></b><br>Symbolizes the rewards or blessings given by God, which are based on His grace rather than human merit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_grumbling.htm">The Grumbling</a></b><br>Reflects human dissatisfaction and envy, highlighting a lack of understanding of God's grace and generosity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_grace.htm">Understanding God's Grace</a></b><br>God's grace is not earned by human effort but is a gift given according to His will. We must recognize and appreciate the unmerited favor we receive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_envy_and_comparison.htm">Avoiding Envy and Comparison</a></b><br>Comparing ourselves to others can lead to dissatisfaction and grumbling. We should focus on our unique calling and blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_justice.htm">Trusting in God's Justice</a></b><br>God's ways are higher than ours, and His justice is perfect. Trusting in His decisions brings peace and contentment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_gratitude.htm">Cultivating Gratitude</a></b><br>A heart of gratitude acknowledges God's goodness and provision, counteracting the tendency to grumble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/embracing_humility.htm">Embracing Humility</a></b><br>Recognizing our own unworthiness and God's generosity fosters humility and a right perspective on His blessings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_equal_pay_for_latecomers.htm">Why do latecomers receive equal pay as early workers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_pay_latecomers_like_early_workers.htm">Why should latecomers receive equal pay as early workers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_equal_pay_for_latecomers_in_matthew_20.htm">Matthew 20:1–16 – If God is perfectly just, why would He reward latecomers the same as those who worked all day? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jesus'_critique_align_with_the_law.htm">In Luke 11:42-52, how do we reconcile Jesus' strict criticism of religious leaders with other passages that affirm the divine origin and authority of the Law?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">They murmured</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> as the Greek tense shows, with repeated and prolonged murmurs.<p><span class= "bld">The goodman of the house.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">householder.</span> The Greek word is the same as in <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm" title="For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.">Matthew 20:1</a>, and the archaic English phrase is a needless variation.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They murmured.</span> They complained aloud of the injustice to which, as they thought, they were subjected. This is one of those traits in the parable which, whatever its spiritual meaning may be, is most natural and life like. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/20-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">On receiving [their pay],</span><br /><span class="grk">Λαβόντες</span> <span class="translit">(Labontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they began to grumble</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγόγγυζον</span> <span class="translit">(egongyzon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1111.htm">Strong's 1111: </a> </span><span class="str2">To whisper, murmur, grumble (generally of smoldering discontent). Of uncertain derivation; to grumble.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="grk">κατὰ</span> <span class="translit">(kata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">landowner.</span><br /><span class="grk">οἰκοδεσπότου</span> <span class="translit">(oikodespotou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3617.htm">Strong's 3617: </a> </span><span class="str2">A head of a household. From oikos and despotes; the head of a family.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 20:11 When they received it they murmured against (Matt. 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