Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own stuff? Are you really going to be bitter just because I'm being generous?
God's generosity toward others isn't unfairness toward you.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Jesus' Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in the Gospel of Matthew, where a landowner hires workers at various times throughout the day but pays them all the same wage. The workers who labored longer hours complain about what they see as unfairness, and the landowner responds by asserting his right to be generous with his own resources. In the context of first-century Jewish culture, Jesus uses this story to teach about God's kingdom, emphasizing divine grace over human notions of merit.
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