King James Version
Matthew 20:13 in the King James Version says “But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?”
Matthew 20:13 · KJV
And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. have wrought: or, have continued one hour only
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?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“he answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“of them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“didst”
G4856to be harmonious, i.e., (figuratively) to accord (be suitable, concur) or stipulate (by compact)
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