Matthew 20:15

New International Reader's Version

Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Do you feel cheated because I gave so freely to the others?’

Cross References

Exodus 33:19

The Lord said, “I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. And I will announce my name, the Lord, in front of you. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. And I will show love to those I love.

Proverbs 23:6

Don’t eat the food of anyone who doesn’t want to share it. Don’t long for his fancy food.

Proverbs 28:22

Those who won’t share what they have want to get rich. They don’t know they are going to be poor.

Jeremiah 18:6

“People of Israel, I can do with you just as this potter does,” announces the Lord. “The clay is in the potter’s hand. And you are in my hand, people of Israel.

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father. You are Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from wise and educated people. But you have shown them to little children.

Matthew 20:14

Take your money and go. I want to give the one I hired last the same pay I gave you.

Matthew 6:23

But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light inside you is darkness, then it is very dark!

Mark 7:22

Adultery, greed, hate and cheating come from a person’s heart too. So do desires that are not pure, and wanting what belongs to others. And so do telling lies about others and being proud and being foolish.

John 17:2

You gave him authority over all people. He gives eternal life to all those you have given him.

Acts 13:45

When the Jews saw the crowds, they became very jealous. They began to disagree with what Paul was saying. They said evil things against him.

1 Corinthians 4:7

Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you brag as though you did not?

Ephesians 1:11

We were also chosen to belong to him. God decided to choose us long ago in keeping with his plan. He works out everything to fit his plan and purpose.

Ephesians 2:1

You were living in your sins and lawless ways. But in fact you were dead.

Ephesians 2:5

So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don’t say to yourself, “The seventh year will soon be here. It’s the year for forgiving people what they owe.” If you think like that, you might treat the needy people among you badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 28:54

There may be a gentle and caring man among you. But he will treat his own brother badly. He’ll be just as mean to the wife he loves and to any of his children who are still alive.

James 1:18

God chose to give us new birth through the message of truth. He wanted us to be the first harvest of his new creation.

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, don’t find fault with one another. If you do, you will be judged. And the Judge is standing at the door!