Matthew 20:15

Am I not ¹  permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ ² 

biblegateway Mat 20:15

Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

biblegateway Mat 20:15

‘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?’

biblegateway Mat 20:15

Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be angry because I am kind?’

biblegateway Mat 20:15

Can't I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?'

SABDAweb Mat 20:15

Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

bibleoremus Mat 20:15

Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

biblegateway Mat 20:15

‘Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’

biblegateway Mat 20:15

Am I not ¹  permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ ² 

¹ tc ‡ Before οὐκ (ouk, “[am I] not”) a number of significant witnesses read ἤ (h, “or”; e.g., א C W 085 Ë^1,13 33 and most others). Although in later Greek the οι in σοι (oi in soi) – the last word of v. 14 – would have been pronounced like ἤ, since ἤ is lacking in early mss (B D; among later witnesses, note L Z Θ 700) and since mss were probably copied predominantly by sight rather than by sound, even into the later centuries, the omission of ἤ cannot be accounted for as easily. Thus the shorter reading is most likely original. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

² tn Grk “Is your eye evil because I am good?”