Matthew 20:9

And they of the eleventh hour, coming, received severally a denary.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 came, the master of the vineyard saith unto his steward—Call the labourers, and pay the hire,—beginning from the last, unto the first.

10And, when the first came, they supposed that, more, they should receive,—and, they also, received severally a denary.

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Cross References

Matthew 20:6And, about the eleventh, going forth, he found others, standing, and saith unto them—Why, here, stand ye, all the day, unemployed?

Romans 4:3For what doth the Scripture say? And Abraham believed in God, and it was reckoned unto him as righteousness.

Ephesians 1:6Unto the praise of the glory of his favour wherewith he favoured us in the Beloved One,—

1 Timothy 1:14Yet exceeding abundant was the favour of our Lord, with faith and love which are 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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