Matthew 20:13
But having answered, he said to one of them, Friend, I do not wrong thee. Did thou not agree with me for a denarius?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14Take thine and go. But I want to give to this last man, as to thee also.
Cross References
Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Job 34:17Behold thou him who hates lawlessness, and who destroys evil men, who is forever righteousness,
Job 40:8Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?
Matthew 26:50And Jesus said to him, Friend, why are thou here. Then having come, they threw their hands on Jesus, and seized him.
Romans 9:20Rather, O man, who are thou answering back to God? No, will the thing formed say to him who formed it, Why did thou make me this way?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:2-17
The Labourers in the Vineyard. 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and… Read the whole commentary →