Matthew 20:9

“When those who were hired a hour before sunset came, they each received a denarius [one day’s wage].

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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

8When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’

10When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius [one day’s wage].

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Cross References

Matthew 20:6About a hour before sunset he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’

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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