Matthew 20:10-12

20:10 And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage. 20:11 When ¹  they received it, they began to complain ²  against the landowner, 20:12 saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’

Luke 15:29

15:29 but he answered ³  his father, ‘Look! These many years I have worked like a slave ⁴  for you, and I never disobeyed your commands. Yet ⁵  you never gave me even a goat ⁶  so that I could celebrate with my friends!

Luke 15:1

The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin

15:1 Now all the tax collectors ⁷  and sinners were coming ⁸  to hear him.

Colossians 1:29

1:29 Toward this goal ⁹  I also labor, struggling according to his power that powerfully ¹⁰  works in me.

Colossians 4:7

Personal Greetings and Instructions

4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave ¹¹  in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. ¹² 

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn The imperfect verb ἐγόγγυζον (egonguzon) has been translated ingressively.

³ tn Grk “but answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “but he answered.”

⁴ tn Or simply, “have served,” but in the emotional context of the older son’s outburst the translation given is closer to the point.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to bring out the contrast indicated by the context.

⁶ sn You never gave me even a goat. The older son’s complaint was that the generous treatment of the younger son was not fair: “I can’t get even a little celebration with a basic food staple like a goat!”

⁷ sn See the note on tax collectors in 3:12.

⁸ tn Grk “were drawing near.”

⁹ tn The Greek phrase εἴς ὅ (eis Jo, “toward which”) implies “movement toward a goal” and has been rendered by the English phrase “Toward this goal.”

¹⁰ tn The prepositional phrase ἐν δυνάμει (en dunamei) seems to be functioning adverbially, related to the participle, and has therefore been translated “powerfully.”

¹¹ tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.

¹² tn Grk “all things according to me.”