^20:13And the landowner¹³ replied to one of them,¹⁴ ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?¹⁵^20:14Take what is yours and go. I¹⁶ want to give to this last man¹⁷ the same as I gave to you. ^20:15Am I not¹⁸ permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’¹⁹

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Footnotes

13 Grk “he”; the referent (the landowner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
14 Grk “And answering, he said to one of them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
15 Grk “for a denarius a day.”
16 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
17 Grk “this last one,” translated as “this last man” because field laborers in 1st century Palestine were men.
18 Before οὐκ (ouk, “[am I] not”) a number of significant witnesses read ἤ (ē, “or”; e.g., א C W 085 f1, 13 33 and most others). Although in later Greek the οι in σοι (oi in soi)—the last word of v. 14—would have been pronounced like ἤ, since ἤ is lacking in early (B D; among later witnesses, note L Z Θ 700) and since were probably copied predominantly by sight rather than by sound, even into the later centuries, the omission of ἤ cannot be accounted for as easily. Thus the shorter reading is most likely original. includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
19 Grk “Is your eye evil because I am good?”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“He replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I’m doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me on a denarius? Take what’s yours and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous because I’m generous?’

NLTNew Living Translation

“He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work all day for the usual wage? Take your money and go. I wanted to pay this last worker the same as you. Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But he answered one of them and said, ‘Friend, I am not doing you wrong. Did you not come to an agreement with me for a denarius? Take what is yours and go! But I want to give to this last person the same as I gave to you also. Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with what is mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?’

KJV 1900King James Version

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

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