Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
KJV
ἢ οὐκ ἔξεστίν μοι ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς; ἢ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀγαθός εἰμι;
Greek NT
Aut non licet mihi quod volo, facere ? an oculus tuus nequam est, quia ego bonus sum ?
Vulgate
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?
ASV
Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πονηρός
poneros
adjective · 77×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἀγαθός
agathos
adjective · 102×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐμός
emos
possessive_pronoun · 69×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔξεστι
exesti
verb · 32×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: οὐκ | WH/Treg/NIV: οὐκ | NA/RP: Ἢ οὐκ
- οὐκ — SBLGNT
- οὐκ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἢ οὐκ — Nestle-Aland 27, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι | WH/Treg/NIV: ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι | RP: ποιῆσαι ὃ θέλω
- ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι — SBLGNT
- ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ποιῆσαι ὃ θέλω — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἢ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἢ | RP: Εἰ
- ἢ — SBLGNT
- ἢ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Εἰ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Themes
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
To those who complain about this grace of an undeserved election and about the severity of a just reprobation, we reply with the words of the apostle: "Who are you, O man, to talk back to God?" (Rom. 9:20), and with the words of our Savior: "Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own?" (Matt. 20:15). We, however, with reverent adoration of these mysteries, cr…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:7 — For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
- Acts 13:45 — 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.
- Deut 7:6 — 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.
- Deut 15:9 — 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 cr
- Deut 15:9 — 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 cr
- Deut 28:54 — 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:
- Eph 1:11 — In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
- Eph 2:1 — And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
- Exod 11:2 — Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
- Exod 20:17 — Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
- Exod 33:19 — 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 she
- Gen 31:9 — Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me.
- Jer 18:6 — O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
- Job 1:21 — And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
- Job 9:12 — Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
- John 17:2 — As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
- Jonah 4:1 — But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
- Jonah 4:1 — But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
- Jonah 4:4 — Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?
- Luke 4:25 — But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
- Luke 23:43 — And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
- Mark 7:22 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
- Mark 7:22 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
- Matt 6:23 — 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!
- Matt 6:23 — 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!
- Matt 11:25 — 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.
- Prov 22:9 — He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
- Prov 23:6 — Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- Prov 23:6 — Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- Prov 28:22 — He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- Prov 28:22 — He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- Rom 9:15 — For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
- Rom 9:20 — Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
- Rom 11:5 — Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.