Matthew 20:9

And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.

Young's Literal Translation

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'And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last — unto the first.

10'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

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Cross References

Matthew 20:6And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?

Romans 4:3for what doth the writing say? 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;'

Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,

1 Timothy 1:14and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that [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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