Matthew 20:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ “The kingdom of heaven is like a man that owned some land. The man grew grapes on his land. One morning, the man went out very early to hire some other people to work in his field.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ FOR THE kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning along with the dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

Common English Bible

¹ “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ "The kingdom of heaven is like the father of a family who went out in early morning to lead workers into his vineyard.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ THE kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:1 Cross References

Matthew 13:24

Then Jesus used another story to teach them. Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man that planted good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed. A person plants that seed in his field.

Matthew 13:33

Then Jesus told the people another story: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman mixes into a big bowl of flour to make bread. The yeast makes all the dough (bread) rise.”

Matthew 13:47

“Also, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was put into the lake. The net caught many different kinds of fish.

Matthew 20:2

The man agreed to pay the workers one silver coin {\cf2\super [272]} for working that day. Then the man sent the people into the field to work.

Matthew 21:28

“Tell me what you think about this: There was a man that had two sons. The man went to the first son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

Matthew 22:2

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king that prepared a wedding dinner for his son.

Matthew 23:37

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets. {\cf2\super [361]} You kill with rocks those men that God sent to you. Many, many times I wanted to help your people. I wanted to gather your people together like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings. But you did not let me.

Matthew 25:1

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten girls that went to wait for the bridegroom. {\cf2\super [383]} They brought their lamps with them.

Matthew 25:14

“\{The kingdom of heaven is\} like a man leaving home to travel to another place for a visit. Before the man left, he talked with his servants. The man told his servants to take care of the things he owned while he was gone.

Matthew 3:2

John said, “Change your hearts and lives, because the kingdom of heaven is coming soon.”

Mark 13:34

This is like a man that goes on a trip and leaves his house. The man lets his servants take care of the house. He gives each servant a special job to do. One servant has the work of guarding the door. The man tells this servant to always be ready. This is the same as I am now telling you.

John 15:1

\{Jesus said,\} “I am the true vine; my Father is the gardener.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Don’t let anything change you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord. You know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.