“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?
Matthew 20:13 · WEB
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WEB

“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?

KJV

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

Word study

But dé G1161
he ho G3588
answered apokrínomai G611
one heîs G1520
of them, autós G846
and said, épō G2036
Friend, hetaîros G2083
I do thee no wrong: adikéō G91
didst not ouchí G3780
thou agree symphōnéō G4856
with me moí G3427
for a penny? dēnárion G1220

Commentary

John Gill

Take that thine is,.... By agreement, and go thy way; out of my sight, give me no more trouble on this head; which looks like a dismissal from his service, and after privileges; and was true of many among the Jews, who were only nominal professors, and from whom the Gospel and ordinances of it were taken:

I will give unto this last man that was called, and sent into the vineyard,

even as unto thee; the same outward privileges, besides special grace, and eternal glory, which it looks as if the other had not.

JFB

But he answered one of them--doubtless the spokesman of the complaining party.

and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? &c.

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