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Matthew 20:10

But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

KJV

ἐλθόντες δὲ οἱ πρῶτοι ἐνόμισαν ὅτι πλεῖον λήμψονται· καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί.

Greek NT

Venientes autem et primi, arbitrati sunt quod plus essent accepturi : acceperunt autem et ipsi singulos denarios.

Vulgate

And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.

ASV

But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δηνάριον
denarion
noun · 16×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
νομίζω
nomizo
verb · 15×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
πρῶτος
protos
adjective · 101×
ἀνά
ana
preposition · 13×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: καὶ ἐλθόντες | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ ἐλθόντες | RP: Ἐλθόντες δὲ
  • καὶ ἐλθόντεςSBLGNT
  • καὶ ἐλθόντεςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἐλθόντες δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: πλεῖον | WH/Treg/NIV: πλεῖον | RP: πλεῖονα
  • πλεῖονSBLGNT
  • πλεῖονWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • πλεῖοναRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοί | RP: καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριον
  • τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοίSBLGNT
  • τὸ ἀνὰ δηνάριον καὶ αὐτοίWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀνὰ δηνάριονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Matt 19:27 — Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?