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New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
The Initial γάρ in Matthew 20:1
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
4.58
Uploaded to YouTube
29 October 2020
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
Sometimes you will find an initial conjunction and be tempted not to translate it. After all, we all learned in High School English to not start a sentence with a conjunction. I was inclined not to translate the initial γάρ in Matthew 20:1 until I looked closer at the overall context.