Parallel Verses

Amplified

“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.

New American Standard Bible

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

King James Version

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Holman Bible

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

International Standard Version

"The kingdom from heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

A Conservative Version

For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.

American Standard Version

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.

An Understandable Version

"For the kingdom of heaven is similar to a farmer who went out early one morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Anderson New Testament

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.

Bible in Basic English

For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

Common New Testament

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Daniel Mace New Testament

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.

Darby Translation

For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

Godbey New Testament

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.

Goodspeed New Testament

For the Kingdom of Heaven is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

John Wesley New Testament

For the kingdom of heaven is like an housholder, who went out early in the morning, to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Julia Smith Translation

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.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a man--the master of the house--who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Modern King James verseion

For the kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a housemaster, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a householder which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

Moffatt New Testament

For the Realm of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard;

Montgomery New Testament

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

NET Bible

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

New Heart English Bible

"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.

Noyes New Testament

For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Sawyer New Testament

For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning to hire laborers in his vineyard.

The Emphasized Bible

For the kingdom of the heavens, is like, a man, a householder, - who went forth with the morning, to hire labourers into his vineyard;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For the Kingdom of Heaven is like an employer who went out in the early morning to hire laborers for his vineyards.

Webster

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.

Weymouth New Testament

"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,

Williams New Testament

"For the kingdom of heaven is like an owner of an estate who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

World English Bible

"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.

Worrell New Testament

"For the Kingdom of Heaven is like to a man who was a householder, who went forth early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard;

Worsley New Testament

For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard:

Youngs Literal Translation

'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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

the kingdom
βασιλεία 
Basileia 
Usage: 54

of heaven
οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

ὅμοιος 
Homoios 
Usage: 26

unto a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

οἰκοδεσπότης 
Oikodespotes 
Usage: 0

ὅστις ἥτις ὅ6τι 
hostis 
Usage: 112

ἐξέρχομαι 
Exerchomai 
go out, come, depart, go, go forth, come out, come forth,
Usage: 164

ἅμα 
Hama 
together, withal, with, and,
Usage: 6

in the morning
πρωΐ́ 
Proi 
in the morning, early in the morning, early, morning
Usage: 7

to hire
μισθόω 
Misthoo 
Usage: 0

ἐργάτης 
Ergates 
Usage: 6

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

his

Usage: 0

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard

1 “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. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.


Cross References

Song of Songs 8:11-12


“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon;
He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers;
Each one was to bring him a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Matthew 13:24

Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Isaiah 5:1-2

Now let me sing for my greatly Beloved [Lord]
A song of my Beloved about His vineyard (His chosen people).
My greatly Beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile slope (the promised land, Canaan).

Jeremiah 25:3-4

“For these twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day—the word of the Lord has come to me and I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not listened.

Matthew 3:2

Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 9:37-38

Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is [indeed] plentiful, but the workers are few.

Matthew 13:31

He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Matthew 13:33

He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and worked into three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

Matthew 13:44-45

“The kingdom of heaven is like a [very precious] treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again; then in his joy he goes and sells all he has and buys that field [securing the treasure for himself].

Matthew 13:47

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet which was lowered into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind,

Matthew 21:28

“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:33-43

“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it and dug a wine press in it, and built a tower, and rented it out to tenant farmers and went on a journey [to another country].

Matthew 22:2

“The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son.

Matthew 23:37

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.

Matthew 25:1

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man away on a journey, who when he left home put his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and also ordered the doorkeeper to be continually alert.

John 15:1

I am the true Vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose].

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you [making you complete and perfect as you ought to be], accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

2 Peter 1:5-10

For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises, make every effort] in [exercising] your faith to, develop moral excellence, and in moral excellence, knowledge (insight, understanding),

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