Matthew 20:1-16

1“For 1the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 is likeG3664 2a landownerG3617 whoG3748 wentG1831 out earlyG260 in the morningG4404 to hireG3409 laborersG2040 for his 3vineyardG290. 2When he had agreedG4856 with the laborersG2040 for a 4denariusG1220 for the dayG2250, he sentG649 them into his vineyardG290. 3And he wentG1831 out aboutG4012 the 5thirdG5154 hourG5610 and sawG3708 othersG243 standingG2476 idleG692 in the marketG58 placeG58; 4and to thoseG1565 he saidG3004, ‘You alsoG2532 goG5217 into the vineyardG290, and whateverG3739G1437 is rightG1342 I will giveG1325 you.’ And so they wentG565. 5AgainG3825 he wentG1831 out aboutG4012 the 6sixthG1623 and the ninthG1729 hourG5610, and didG4160 7the sameG5615 thingG5615. 6And aboutG4012 the 8eleventhG1734 hour he wentG1831 out and foundG2147 othersG243 standingG2476 around; and he saidG3004 to them, ‘WhyG5101 have you been standingG2476 hereG5602 idleG692 allG3650 dayG2250 long?’ 7They saidG3004 to him, ‘BecauseG3754 noG3762 oneG3762 hiredG3409 us.’ He saidG3004 to them, ‘You goG5217 into the vineyardG290 tooG2532.’

8“When 9eveningG3798 cameG1096, the 10ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 saidG3004 to his 11foremanG2012, ‘CallG2564 the laborersG2040 and payG591 them their wagesG3408, beginningG757 with the lastG2078 group to the firstG4413.’ 9WhenG2532 thoseG3588 hired aboutG4012 the eleventhG1734 hourG5610 cameG2064, eachG303 oneG303 receivedG2983 a 12denariusG1220. 10When thoseG3588 hired firstG4413 cameG2064, they thoughtG3543 that they would receiveG2983 moreG4183; 13but eachG303 of them alsoG2532 receivedG2983 a denariusG1220. 11When they receivedG2983 it, they grumbledG1111 at the landownerG3617, 12sayingG3004, ‘TheseG3778 lastG2078 menG2078 have workedG4160 only oneG1520 hourG5610, and you have madeG4160 them equalG2470 to us whoG3588 have borneG941 the burdenG922 and the 14scorchingG2742 heatG2742 of the dayG2250.’ 13But he answeredG611 and saidG3004 to oneG1520 of them, ‘15FriendG2083, I am doingG91 you noG3756 wrongG91; did you not agreeG4856 with me for a denariusG1220? 14TakeG142 whatG3588 is yoursG4674 and goG5217, but I wishG2309 to giveG1325 to thisG3778 lastG2078 manG2078 the sameG2532 as to you. 15Is it not lawfulG1832 for me to doG4160 whatG3739 I wishG2309 with whatG3588 is my ownG1699? OrG2228 is your 16eyeG3788 17enviousG4190 becauseG3754 I amG1510 18generousG18?’ 16SoG3779 19the lastG2078 shall be firstG4413, and the firstG4413 lastG2078.”