Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 an employer who went out in the early morning to hire laborers for his vineyards. 2 He agreed with the laborers to pay them two shillings a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

Cross References

Matthew 13:24

Another parable which Jesus told them was this-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 3:2

"Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

Matthew 9:37-38

And he said to his disciples: "The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few.

Matthew 13:31

Another parable which he told them was this-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard-seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.

Matthew 13:33

This was another parable which Jesus related-- "The Kingdom of Heaven is like some yeast which a woman took and covered up in three pecks of flour, until the whole had risen."

Matthew 13:44-45

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, and then, in his delight, went and sold everything that he had, and bought that field.

Matthew 13:47

Or again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.

Matthew 21:28

What do you think of this? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the elder and said 'Go and work in the vineyard to-day my son.'

Matthew 21:33-43

Listen to another parable. A man, who was an employer, once planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and then let it out to tenants and went abroad.

Matthew 22:2

"The Kingdom of Heaven," he said, "may be compared to a king who gave a banquet in honor of his son's wedding.

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem! Jerusalem! She who slays the Prophets and stones the messengers sent to her--Oh, how often have I wished to gather your children round me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not came!

Matthew 25:1

Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten bridesmaids who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

For it is as though a man, going on his travels, called his servants, and gave his property into their charge.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his home, puts his servants in charge--each having his special duty--and orders the porter to watch.

John 15:1

I am the True Vine, and my Father is the Vine-grower.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear Brothers, stand firm, unshaken, always diligent in the Lord's work, for you know that, in union with him, your toil is not in vain.

Hebrews 13:21

may God make you perfect in everything that is good, so that you may be able to do his will. May he bring out in us all that is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be all glory for ever and ever. Amen.

2 Peter 1:5-10

Yes, and for this very reason do your best to supplement your faith by goodness, goodness by knowledge,

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