New King James Version
Matthew 20:9
9And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they 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.
- New International Version (NIV)“The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them 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
7They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’ 8“So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’ And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. 10But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius. 11And when they had received it, they complained 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 20:2Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
- Luke 23:40But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation?
- Romans 4:3For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”
- Romans 5:20Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
- Ephesians 2:8For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which 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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