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Matthew 20:9
9“The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage.
Context of Matthew 20:9
7“ ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. “He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’ 8“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’ “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.
Read all of Matthew 20Matthew 20:9 word by word
καὶ ἐλθόντες οἱ περὶ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν ἔλαβον ἀνὰ δηνάριον.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 20:9
- Matthew 20:2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
- Luke 23:40But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?
- Romans 4:3What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
- Romans 5:20The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
- Ephesians 2:8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
- 1 Timothy 1:14The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Commentaries on Matthew 20:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9They received every man a penny - There was no agreement how much they should receive, but merely that justice should be done, Matthew 20:4-5, Matthew 20:7. The householder supposed they had earned it, or chose to make a present to them to compensate for the loss of the first part of the day, when they were willing to work, but could not find employment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16This parable is like the parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11–32). In both, God shows grace to two groups, but one complains about unfair treatment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny--a full day's wages.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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