Matthew 20:9

And so when they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, also they took every each (one) of them a penny, [or also they took even-pence, that is, every man a penny], (or each one of them received a penny).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 (the) evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his procurator, Call the workmen, and yield to them their hire, (or Call the workmen, and pay them their wages), and begin thou at the last till to the first.

10But (then) the first came, and deemed (or judged), that they should take more, but they (also) took each one by themselves a penny; [Truly and the first coming deemed, that they were worthy to take more, but also they took even-pence.] (But then the first came, and thought that they should receive more, but each one of them also received a penny;)

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Cross References

Matthew 20:6But about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing (there); and said to them, What stand ye idle here all day? [or What stand ye here idle all day?] (or Why stand ye here idle all day?)

Romans 4:3For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed to God (or Abraham believed God), and it was areckoned to him to rightwiseness.

Ephesians 1:6into the praising of the glory of his grace; in which he hath glorified us in his dearworthy Son. [into the praising of the glory of his grace; in which he made us able to his grace in his dearworthy Son.]

1 Timothy 1:14But the grace of our Lord over-abounded, with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus. (But the grace of our Lord was most plentiful, with the faith and love which is ours in the Messiah 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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