Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ New Living Translation 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?’ English Standard Version Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ Berean Standard Bible Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ Berean Literal Bible Or is it not lawful for me to do what I will with that which is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?' King James Bible Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? New King James Version Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ New American Standard Bible Is it not lawful for me to do what I want with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ NASB 1995 ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ NASB 1977 ‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ Legacy Standard Bible Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ Amplified Bible Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’ Christian Standard Bible Don’t I have the right to do what I want with what is mine? Are you jealous because I’m generous? ’ Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my business? Are you jealous because I’m generous?’ American Standard Version Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? Contemporary English Version Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Why should you be jealous, if I want to be generous?" English Revised Version Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good? GOD'S WORD® Translation Can't I do what I want with my own money? Or do you resent my generosity towards others?' Good News Translation Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?'" International Standard Version I am allowed to do what I want with my own money, am I not? Or are you envious because I'm generous?' Majority Standard Bible Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ NET Bible Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?' New Heart English Bible Is it not lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?' Webster's Bible Translation Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? is thy eye evil because I am good? Weymouth New Testament Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' World English Bible Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’ Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionis it not lawful to me to do what I will in my own? Is your eye evil because I am good? Berean Literal Bible Or is it not lawful for me to do what I will with that which is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?' Young's Literal Translation is it not lawful to me to do what I will in mine own? is thine eye evil because I am good? Smith's Literal Translation Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my things? Or is thine eye evil because I am good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOr, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? is thy eye evil, because I am good? Catholic Public Domain Version And is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Or is your eye wicked because I am good?’ New American Bible [Or] am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?’ New Revised Standard Version Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHave I no right to do what I wish with mine own? Or are you jealous because I am generous? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Or is it illegal for me to do whatever I want to do with my own? Is your eye evil because I am good?' NT Translations Anderson New TestamentIs it not allowed me to do what I will with my own? Or, is your eye envious, because I am good? Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? Mace New Testament can't I do what I will with my own? because I am bountiful, are you invidious? Weymouth New Testament Have I not a right to do what I choose with my own property? Or are you envious because I am generous?' Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Workers…14Take your pay and go. I want to give this last man the same as I gave you. 15 Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”… Cross References Romans 9:20-21 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? Matthew 25:14-30 For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions. / To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent—each according to his own ability. And he went on his journey. / The servant who had received the five talents went at once and put them to work and gained five more. ... Luke 15:11-32 Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. / The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. / After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. ... 1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? Job 33:13 Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks? Job 34:13 Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world? Daniel 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” Exodus 33:19 “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 21:1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases. Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Psalm 115:3 Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases. Treasury of Scripture Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good? it. Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. Deuteronomy 7:6-8 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth… Is thine. Matthew 6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Deuteronomy 15:9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. Deuteronomy 28:54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: because. Jonah 4:1-4 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry… Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Jump to Previous Affairs Allowed Belongs Choose Envious Evil Eye Generosity Generous Good House Lawful Money Property Right Seems Want WishJump to Next Affairs Allowed Belongs Choose Envious Evil Eye Generosity Generous Good House Lawful Money Property Right Seems Want WishMatthew 20 1. Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;17. foretells his passion; 20. by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble; 29. and gives two blind men their sight. Do I not have the right The phrase "Do I not have the right" underscores the sovereignty and authority of God. In the Greek, the word for "right" is "exousia," which conveys a sense of power and authority. This reflects the divine prerogative of God to act according to His will. Historically, this would resonate with the audience of Jesus' time, who understood landowners' rights over their property. Spiritually, it reminds believers of God's ultimate authority over creation and His plans for humanity. to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous? Is thine eye evil?--The "evil eye" was, as in Proverbs 28:22, that which looked with envy and ill will at the prosperity of others. In Mark 7:22, it appears among the "evil things" that come from the heart. Popularly, as the derivation of the word "envy" (from invidere) shows, such a glance was thought to carry with it a kind of magic power to injure, and was to be averted, in the superstitious belief which still lingers in the East and many parts of Europe, by charms and amulets. Verse 15. - With mine own; ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς: in the case of what is mine own. These words are omitted by the Vulgate, which has, Aut (η}) non licet mihi quod volo facere? Is thine eye evil? The evil eye is here expressive of envy, as Proverbs 28:22. The Latin word invidia, Cicero informs us ('Tusc. Disp..' 3:9), "ductum est a nimis intuendo fortunam alterius." For nimis Bentley conjectures limis, "with sidelong glances." The idea is the same, envy being indicated by the look of the eye. Good; generous. Why should you view with disfavour my liberality? The master says no more; he gives no further account of his determination.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Do I not have the rightἔξεστίν (exestin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1832: It is permitted, lawful, possible. to do ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. as ὃ (ho) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. I please θέλω (thelō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. with ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. what [is] τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. mine? ἐμοῖς (emois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 1st Person Plural Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. Or ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. are you ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. envious πονηρός (ponēros) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 4190: Evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I ἐγὼ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am εἰμι (eimi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. generous?’ ἀγαθός (agathos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. 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