Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 20:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them 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. |
Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’