So when those who had been hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but they also each received a denarius.
Matthew 20:9 - The Text-Critical English New Testament When those who had been hired about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (five o'clock) came and received a denarius each. American Standard Version (1901) And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. Common English Bible When those who were hired at five in the afternoon came, each one received a denarion. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when those who had arrived about the eleventh hour came forward, each received a single denarius. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. |
So when those who had been hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but they also each received a denarius.
After agreeing with the workers that they would each receive a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on to the first.’