14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

15 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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14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(A)

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14 Take (A)what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 (B)Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or (C)do you begrudge my generosity?’[a]

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  1. Matthew 20:15 Or is your eye bad because I am good?

14 Take what’s yours and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you. 15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous[a] because I’m generous?’[b](A)

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  1. 20:15 Lit Is your eye evil; an idiom for jealousy or stinginess
  2. 20:15 Lit good

14 Take what is yours and go, but I wish to give to this last man the same as to you. 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your (A)eye [a]envious because I am [b]generous?’

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  1. Matthew 20:15 Lit evil
  2. Matthew 20:15 Lit good