Matthew 20:9

“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a 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

8“When 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.

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Cross References

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

Romans 4:3For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.”

Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely gave us favor in the Beloved.

1 Timothy 1:14The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which 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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