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Matthew 20:8

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20:8When7 it was evening8 the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and give the pay9 starting with the last hired until the first.’

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  1. 7 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. 8 That is, six o’clock in the evening, the hour to pay day laborers. See Lev 19:13b.
  3. 9 Most witnesses (including B D W Θ f1, 13 33vid 𝔐 latt sy) have αὐτοῖς (autois, “to them”) after ἀπόδος (apodos, “give the pay”), but this seems to be a motivated reading, clarifying the indirect object. The omission is supported by א C L Z 085 Or. Nevertheless, includes the pronoun on the basis of the greater external attestation.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and give them their pay, starting with the last and ending with the first.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“That evening he told the foreman to call the workers in and pay them, beginning with the last workers first.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last up to the first.’

KJV 1900King James Version

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.