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href="/niv/matthew/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the landowner who went out early one morning to hire workers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As Jesus was telling what the kingdom of heaven would be like, he said: Early one morning a man went out to hire some workers for his vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at daybreak to hire workers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man <i>that is</i> an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/matthew/20.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/matthew/20.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/matthew/20.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />"The kingdom of heaven shall be compared to a man, a master of a house, who went out early in <i>the</i> morning to hire workmen for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/matthew/20.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/matthew/20.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/matthew/20.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />For the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a man, that is an householder, whiche went out earlye in the mornyng to hire labourers into his vineyarde.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/matthew/20.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />The kyngdome of heauen is like vnto an housholder, which wete out early in the mornynge, to hyre labourers in to his vyniarde.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/matthew/20.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />For the kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto an houssholder which went out erly in the morninge to hyre labourers into hys vyneyarde.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a master of a house, who went out in <i>the</i> morning to hire workmen for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, master of a house, who went out as soon as morning to hire workmen for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/let/matthew/20.htm">Literal Emphasis Translation</a></span><br />For the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a master of a house, who went out in the morning to hire workmen unto his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />THE kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like the father of a family who went out in early morning to lead workers into his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like the man, the lord of a household, who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a landlord man, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />FOR the kingdom of heaven is like a man, the master of a family, who went out at break of day, to hire labourers into his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />For the kingdom of the Messiah is like a family, the master whereof went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man <i>who was</i> a householder, who went forth early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard;<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard:<Fr></div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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 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href="/bsb-strongs/matthew/20.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">“For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- 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/932.htm" title="932: basileia (N-NFS) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranōn (N-GMP) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664: Homoia (Adj-NFS) -- Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.">like</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpō (N-DMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="3617: oikodespotē (N-DMS) -- A head of a household. From oikos and despotes; the head of a family.">a landowner</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748: hostis (RelPro-NMS) -- Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever. ">who</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">went out</a> <a href="/greek/260.htm" title="260: hama (Prep) -- A primary particle; properly, at the same time, but freely used as a preposition or adverb denoting close association.">early in</a> <a href="/greek/4404.htm" title="4404: prōi (Adv) -- Early in the morning, at dawn. Adverb from pro; at dawn; by implication, the day-break watch.">the morning</a> <a href="/greek/3409.htm" title="3409: misthōsasthai (V-ANM) -- To hire out, mid: I hire, engage. From misthos; to let out for wages, i.e. to hire.">to hire</a> <a href="/greek/2040.htm" title="2040: ergatas (N-AMP) -- A field-laborer; then: a laborer, workman in general. From ergon; a toiler; figuratively, a teacher.">workers</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">for</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/290.htm" title="290: ampelōna (N-AMS) -- A vineyard. From ampelos; a vineyard.">vineyard.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/matthew/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063. gar (gar) -- for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation)">‘For</a><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the"> the</a><a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932. basileia (bas-il-i'-ah) -- kingdom, sovereignty, royal power"> reign</a><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588. ho (ho) -- the"> of the</a><a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772. ouranos (oo-ran-os') -- heaven"> heavens</a><a href="/greek/2076.htm" title="2076. esti (es-tee') -- are, belong, call, come, consist"> is</a><a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664. homoios (hom'-oy-os) -- like, resembling, the same as"> like</a><a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444. anthropos (anth'-ro-pos) -- a man, human, mankind"> to a man</a><a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="3617. oikodespotes (oy-kod-es-pot'-ace) -- the master of a house">, a householder</a><a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748. hostis (hos'-tis) -- whoever, anyone who">, who</a><a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831. exerchomai (ex-er'-khom-ahee) -- to go or come out of"> went forth</a><a href="/greek/260.htm" title="260. hama (ham'-ah) -- at once"> with</a><a href="/greek/4404.htm" title="4404. proi (pro-ee') -- early"> the morning</a><a href="/greek/3409.htm" title="3409. misthoo (mis-tho'-o) -- to let for hire, to hire"> to hire</a><a href="/greek/2040.htm" title="2040. ergates (er-gat'-ace) -- a workman"> workmen</a><a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519. eis (ice) -- to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, fig. purpose, result)"> for</a><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846. autos (ow-tos') -- (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) (3) the same"> his</a><a href="/greek/290.htm" title="290. ampelon (am-pel-ohn') -- a vineyard"> vineyard,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/matthew/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="γάρ c- 1063"><span class="red">“For</span></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="ὁ ra -nsf- 3588"><span class="red"> the</span></a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="βασιλεία n- -nsf- 932"><span class="red"> kingdom</span></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="οὐρανός n- -gpm- 3772"><span class="red"> of heaven</span></a> <a href="/greek/2076.htm" title="εἰμί v- 3-s--pai 2076"><span class="red"> is</span></a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="ὅμοιος a- -nsf- 3664"><span class="red"> like</span></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="ἄνθρωπος n- -dsm- 444"><span class="red"> a landowner</span></a> <a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="οἰκοδεσπότης n- -dsm- 3617"></a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="ὅστις rr -nsm- 3748"><span class="red"> who</span></a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="ἐξέρχομαι v- 3-s--aai 1831"><span class="red"> went out</span></a> <a href="/greek/4404.htm" title="πρωΐ d- 4404"><span class="red"> early in the morning</span></a> <a href="/greek/3409.htm" title="μισθόομαι v- -----amn 3409"><span class="red"> to hire</span></a> <a href="/greek/2040.htm" title="ἐργάτης n- -apm- 2040"><span class="red"> workers</span></a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="εἰς p- 1519"><span class="red"> for</span></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="αὐτός rp -gsm- 846"><span class="red"> his</span></a> <a href="/greek/290.htm" title="ἀμπελών n- -asm- 290"><span class="red"> vineyard</span></a><span class="red">.</span></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/matthew/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932. basileia (bas-il-i'-ah) -- kingdom, sovereignty, royal power">"For the kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772. ouranos (oo-ran-os') -- heaven">of heaven</a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664. homoios (hom'-oy-os) -- like, resembling, the same as">is like</a> <a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="3617. oikodespotes (oy-kod-es-pot'-ace) -- the master of a house">a landowner</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748. hostis (hos'-tis) -- whoever, anyone who">who</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831. exerchomai (ex-er'-khom-ahee) -- to go or come out of">went</a> <a href="/greek/260.htm" title="260. hama (ham'-ah) -- at once">out early</a> <a href="/greek/4404.htm" title="4404. proi (pro-ee') -- early">in the morning</a> <a href="/greek/3409.htm" title="3409. misthoo (mis-tho'-o) -- to let for hire, to hire">to hire</a> <a href="/greek/2040.htm" title="2040. ergates (er-gat'-ace) -- a workman">laborers</a> <a href="/greek/290.htm" title="290. ampelon (am-pel-ohn') -- a vineyard">for his vineyard.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/matthew/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063. gar (gar) -- for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation)">For</a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932. basileia (bas-il-i'-ah) -- kingdom, sovereignty, royal power">the kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772. ouranos (oo-ran-os') -- heaven">of heaven</a> <a href="/greek/2076.htm" title="2076. esti (es-tee') -- are, belong, call, come, consist">is</a> <a href="/greek/3664.htm" title="3664. homoios (hom'-oy-os) -- like, resembling, the same as">like</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444. anthropos (anth'-ro-pos) -- a man, human, mankind">unto a man</a> <a href="/greek/3617.htm" title="3617. oikodespotes (oy-kod-es-pot'-ace) -- the master of a house">[that is] an householder,</a> <a href="/greek/3748.htm" title="3748. hostis (hos'-tis) -- whoever, anyone who">which</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831. exerchomai (ex-er'-khom-ahee) -- to go or come out of">went out</a> <a href="/greek/260.htm" title="260. hama (ham'-ah) -- at once">early in the morning</a> <a href="/greek/3409.htm" title="3409. misthoo (mis-tho'-o) -- to let for hire, to hire">to hire</a> <a href="/greek/2040.htm" title="2040. ergates (er-gat'-ace) -- a workman">labourers</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519. eis (ice) -- to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, fig. purpose, result)">into</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846. autos (ow-tos') -- (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third pers. pron.) 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