Matthew 20:9

And so, when those who had arrived about the eleventh hour came forward, each received a single denarius.

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In The King James Version

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

In Context

8And when evening had arrived, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last, even to the first.’

10Then when the first ones also came forward, they considered that they would receive more. But they, too, received one denarius.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:6Yet truly, about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing, and he said to them, ‘Why have you stood here idle all day?’

Romans 4:3For what does Scripture say? “Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.”

Ephesians 1:6for the praise of the glory of his grace, with which he has gifted us in his beloved Son.

1 Timothy 1:14And so the grace of our Lord has abounded greatly, with the faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.

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 →

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