Matthew 20:9

And when they came, who began about the eleventh hour, they received each a denarius.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Now when the evening came, the master of the vineyard said to his overseer, Call the labourers, and give them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.

10But when the first came, they expected that they should receive more; and they also received every man a denarius.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:6But about the eleventh hour, going out, he found others standing unemployed, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Romans 4:3For what doth the scripture say? Abraham truly believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace, whereby he hath made us acceptable in that beloved one;

1 Timothy 1:14but the grace of our Lord hath exceedingly abounded 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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