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Or are you envious because I am generous?&#8217 <a href="/nlt/matthew/20.htm">New Living Translation</a> Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’ <a href="/esv/matthew/20.htm">English Standard Version</a> Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ <a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ <a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Or is it not lawful for me to do what I will with that which is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?' <a href="/kjv/matthew/20.htm">King James Bible</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? <a href="/nkjv/matthew/20.htm">New King James Version</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ <a href="/nasb_/matthew/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ <a href="/nasb/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ <a href="/lsb/matthew/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ <a href="/amp/matthew/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ <a href="/csb/matthew/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous because I’m generous? ’ <a href="/hcsb/matthew/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t I have the right to do what I want with my business? Are you jealous because I&#8217m generous?&#8217 <a href="/asv/matthew/20.htm">American Standard Version</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? <a href="/cev/matthew/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Why should you be jealous, if I want to be generous?" <a href="/erv/matthew/20.htm">English Revised Version</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? <a href="/gwt/matthew/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Can't I do what I want with my own money? Or do you resent my generosity towards others?' <a href="/gnt/matthew/20.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?'" <a href="/isv/matthew/20.htm">International Standard Version</a> I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?' <a href="/msb/matthew/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?? <a href="/net/matthew/20.htm">NET Bible</a> Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' <a href="/nheb/matthew/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?' <a href="/wbt/matthew/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? is thy eye evil because I am good? <a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' <a href="/web/matthew/20.htm">World English Bible</a> Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> is it not lawful to me to do what I will in my own? Is your eye evil because I am good? <a href="/blb/matthew/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Or is it not lawful for me to do what I will with that which is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?' <a href="/ylt/matthew/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good? <a href="/slt/matthew/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my things? Or is thine eye evil because I am good.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? is thy eye evil, because I am good? <a href="/cpdv/matthew/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Or is your eye wicked because I am good?’ <a href="/nabre/matthew/20.htm">New American Bible</a> [Or] am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?’ <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Have I no right to do what I wish with mine own? Or are you jealous because I am generous? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Or is it illegal for me to do whatever I want to do with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?'<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Is it not allowed me to do what I will with my own? Or, is your eye envious, because I am good? <a href="/godbey/matthew/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Is it not lawful for me to do as I wish with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? <a href="/mace/matthew/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a> can't I do what I will with my own? because I am bountiful, are you invidious? <a href="/wey/matthew/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' <a href="/worrell/matthew/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?'<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and may I not do what I will with my own?<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/20-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=5753" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/20.htm">The Parable of the Workers</a> …14Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you. 15<a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than."></a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1832.htm" title="1832: exestin (V-PIA-3S) -- It is permitted, lawful, possible. ">Do I not have the right</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsai (V-ANA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">to do</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">as</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelō (V-PIA-1S) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">I please</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">what is</a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emois (PPro-DN1P) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">mine?</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">Or</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.">are you</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3788.htm" title="3788: ophthalmos (N-NMS) -- The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy."></a> <a href="/greek/4190.htm" title="4190: ponēros (Adj-NMS) -- Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. ">envious</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am</a> <a href="/greek/18.htm" title="18: agathos (Adj-NMS) -- A primary word; good.">generous?’</a> 16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a> But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? <a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a> For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. / To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. / The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. ... <a href="/luke/15-11.htm">Luke 15:11-32</a> Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. / The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. / After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">1 Corinthians 4:7</a> For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a> Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Deuteronomy 32:4</a> He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. <a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a> Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? <a href="/job/33-13.htm">Job 33:13</a> Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Job 34:13</a> Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world? <a href="/daniel/4-35.htm">Daniel 4:35</a> All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” <a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Exodus 33:19</a> “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” <a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a> A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Proverbs 21:1</a> The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases. <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a> “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. <a href="/psalms/115-3.htm">Psalm 115:3</a> Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good?it.<a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25</a> At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.<a href="/exodus/33-19.htm">Exodus 33:19</a> And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-6.htm">Deuteronomy 7:6-8</a> For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth… Is thine.<a href="/matthew/6-23.htm">Matthew 6:23</a> But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!<a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Deuteronomy 15:9</a> Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54</a> So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:because.<a href="/jonah/4-1.htm">Jonah 4:1-4</a> But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry… <a href="/acts/13-45.htm">Acts 13:45</a> But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Affairs</a> <a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-19.htm">Envious</a> <a href="/matthew/18-32.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/19-24.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">Generosity</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-5.htm">Generous</a> <a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Lawful</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Money</a> <a href="/matthew/19-22.htm">Property</a> <a href="/matthew/20-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Want</a> <a href="/matthew/20-14.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">Affairs</a> <a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/matthew/20-23.htm">Belongs</a> <a href="/matthew/23-4.htm">Choose</a> <a href="/matthew/27-18.htm">Envious</a> <a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/romans/5-15.htm">Generosity</a> <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Generous</a> <a href="/matthew/22-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/matthew/21-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/matthew/22-17.htm">Lawful</a> <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Money</a> <a href="/matthew/21-38.htm">Property</a> <a href="/matthew/20-21.htm">Right</a> <a href="/luke/7-43.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/matthew/20-21.htm">Want</a> <a href="/matthew/20-21.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 20</div>1. <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> 17. <a href="/matthew/20-17.htm">foretells his passion;</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/20-20.htm">by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble;</a> 29. <a href="/matthew/20-29.htm">and gives two blind men their sight.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? This phrase reflects the sovereignty and authority of God, akin to a landowner's rights over his property. In the parable of the workers in the vineyard, the landowner represents God, who exercises His divine prerogative. This echoes the biblical theme of God's ownership over all creation (<a href="/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24:1</a>). The rhetorical question emphasizes God's freedom to dispense grace and blessings according to His will, without human interference or judgment. It challenges the listener to recognize God's ultimate authority and the concept of divine justice, which may differ from human expectations.Or are you envious because I am generous? This phrase addresses the human tendency towards jealousy and resentment when others receive what we perceive as unearned favor. The Greek word for "envious" can also be translated as "evil eye," a term used in ancient cultures to describe jealousy or covetousness. This reflects the cultural context where envy was seen as a destructive force. The landowner's generosity symbolizes God's grace, which is freely given and not based on human merit. This mirrors the biblical principle found in <a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>, where salvation is described as a gift from God, not a result of works. The phrase challenges believers to rejoice in God's generosity towards others and to trust in His just and loving nature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/landowner.htm">Landowner</a> Represents God, who is sovereign and generous in His dealings with humanity. 2. <a href="/topical/l/laborers.htm">Laborers</a> Symbolize believers or followers of Christ, each called to work in God's vineyard (kingdom). 3. <a href="/topical/v/vineyard.htm">Vineyard</a> Represents the kingdom of heaven, where God's work is carried out. 4. <a href="/topical/d/denarius.htm">Denarius</a> The wage agreed upon, symbolizing the reward of eternal life or God's grace. 5. <a href="/topical/p/parable_of_the_workers_in_the_vineyard.htm">Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard</a> An event where Jesus teaches about the kingdom of heaven and God's grace.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> God has the ultimate authority over His creation and dispenses His grace according to His will. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_of_god.htm">Generosity of God</a> God's grace is abundant and not limited by human standards of fairness or merit. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_envy.htm">Avoiding Envy</a> Believers should guard against envy and rejoice in the blessings and grace given to others. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_grace.htm">Understanding Grace</a> Salvation and blessings are gifts from God, not earned by human effort, reflecting His generous nature. <a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god's_provision.htm">Contentment in God's Provision</a> Trust in God's provision and timing, knowing that He is just and generous in His dealings with us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 20</a> <a href="/q/how_does_patience_boost_faith_in_god.htm">How can you give generously without expecting anything back?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_evil_eye_mean.htm">What does the evil eye mean?</a> <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> <a href="/q/why_can't_jesus_choose_who_sits_by_him.htm">Matthew 20:23 - If Jesus is fully divine, why does He imply He has no authority over who sits at His right and left?</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>(15) Is it not lawful . . .?--The question is not that of one who asserts an arbitrary right; it appeals tacitly to a standard which none could question. As far as the labourer was concerned, the householder had a right to give freely of what was his own. He was responsible to God only. In the interpretation of the parable, God was Himself the Householder, and men ought to have sufficient faith in Him to accept the gifts to some which wrought no wrong to others as in harmony with absolute righteousness.Is thine eye evil?--The "evil eye" was, as in <a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm" title="He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty shall come on him.">Proverbs 28:22</a>, that which looked with envy and ill will at the prosperity of others. In <a href="/mark/7-22.htm" title="Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:">Mark 7:22</a>, it appears among the "evil things" that come from the heart. Popularly, as the derivation of the word "envy" (from invidere) shows, such a glance was thought to carry with it a kind of magic power to injure, and was to be averted, in the superstitious belief which still lingers in the East and many parts of Europe, by charms and amulets.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 15. - With mine own; ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς: in the case of what is mine own. These words are omitted by the Vulgate, which has, Aut (η}) non licet mihi quod volo facere? Is thine eye evil? The evil eye is here expressive of envy, as <a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22</a>. The Latin word invidia, Cicero informs us ('Tusc. Disp..' 3:9), "ductum est a nimis intuendo fortunam alterius." For nimis Bentley conjectures limis, "with sidelong glances." The idea is the same, envy being indicated by the look of the eye. Good; generous. Why should you view with disfavour my liberality? The master says no more; he gives no further account of his determination. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/20-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Do I not have the right ἔξεστίν (exestin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> It is permitted, lawful, possible. to do ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. as ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. I please θέλω (thelō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. what [is] τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mine? ἐμοῖς (emois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. Or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. are you ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. envious πονηρός (ponēros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4190.htm">Strong's 4190: </a> Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am εἰμι (eimi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. generous?’ ἀγαθός (agathos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_18.htm">Strong's 18: </a> A primary word; 'good'. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/20-15.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 20:15 Isn't it lawful for me to do (Matt. 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