Matthew 20
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Matthew 20:2-14

2When he had agreedG4856 with the laborersG2040 for a 1denariusG1220 for the dayG2250, he sentG649 them into his vineyardG290. 3And he wentG1831 outG1831 aboutG4012 the 2thirdG5154 hourG5610 and sawG3708 othersG243 standingG2476 idleG692 in the marketplaceG58; 4and to thoseG1565 he saidG3004, ‘You goG5217 into the vineyardG290 alsoG2532, and whateverG3739G1437 is rightG1342, I will giveG1325 you.’ And so they wentG565. 5AgainG3825 he wentG1831 outG1831 aboutG4012 the 3sixthG1623 and the ninthG1729 hourG5610, and didG4160 4the sameG5615 thingG5615. 6And aboutG4012 the 5eleventhG1734 hour he wentG1831 outG1831 and foundG2147 othersG243 standingG2476 around; and he saidG3004 to them, ‘WhyG5101 have you been standingG2476 hereG5602 idleG692 allG3650 dayG2250 longG3650?’ 7They saidG3004 to him, ‘BecauseG3754 noG3762 oneG3762 hiredG3409 us.’ He saidG3004 to them, ‘You goG5217 into the vineyardG290 tooG2532.’

8“NowG1161 when 6eveningG3798 cameG1096, the 7ownerG2962 of the vineyardG290 saidG3004 to his 8foremanG2012, ‘CallG2564 the laborersG2040 and payG591 them their wagesG3408, startingG757 with the lastG2078 group to the firstG4413.’ 9WhenG2532 thoseG3588 hired aboutG4012 the eleventhG1734 hourG5610 cameG2064, eachG303 oneG303 receivedG2983 a 9denariusG1220. 10And so when thoseG3588 hired firstG4413 cameG2064, they thoughtG3543 that they would receiveG2983 moreG4183; 10but eachG303 of them alsoG2532 receivedG2983 a denariusG1220. 11When they receivedG2983 it, they grumbledG1111 at the landownerG3617, 12sayingG3004, ‘TheseG3778 who were hired lastG2078 workedG4160 only oneG1520 hourG5610, and you have madeG4160 them equalG2470 to us whoG3588 have borneG941 the burdenG922 of the day’sG2250 work and the 11scorchingG2742 heatG2742.’ 13But he answeredG611 and saidG3004 to oneG1520 of them, ‘12FriendG2083, I am doingG91 you noG3756 wrongG91; did you not agreeG4856 with me for a denariusG1220? 14TakeG142 whatG3588 is yoursG4674 and goG5217; but I wantG2309 to giveG1325 to thisG3778 lastG2078 personG2078 the sameG2532 as to you.

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 20:2 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 20:3 I.e., 9 a.m. ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 20:5 I.e., noon and 3 p.m. ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 20:5 Lit similarly ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 20:6 I.e., 5 p.m. ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 20:8 Lev 19:13; Deut 24:15 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 20:8 Or lord ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 20:8 Luke 8:3 ↩
  9. 9. Matthew 20:9 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
  10. 10. Matthew 20:10 Lit each one a denarius ↩
  11. 11. Matthew 20:12 Jon 4:8; Luke 12:55; James 1:11 ↩
  12. 12. Matthew 20:13 Matt 22:12; 26:50 ↩

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