But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they also received each a denarius.
Matthew 20:9 - English Majority Text Version 2009 "And when those came [who were hired] about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. More versionsKing 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. |
But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they also received each a denarius.
And having agreed with the workers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
"So when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.'