Matthew 20:13 - Easy To Read Version

¹³ “But the man that owned the field said to one of those workers, ‘Friend, I am being fair with you. You agreed to work for one silver coin. Right?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ But he answered one of them, Friend, I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?

Common English Bible

¹³ “But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I did you no wrong. Didn’t I agree to pay you a denarion?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ But responding to one of them, he said: 'Friend, I caused you no injury. Did you not agree with me to one denarius?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹³ But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny?

Matthew 20:13 Cross References

Genesis 18:25

Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”

Job 35:2

“Job, it is not fair for you to say,\par ‘I am more right than God.’\par

Job 40:8

“Job, do you think that I am not fair?\par You say that I am guilty of doing wrong\par so that you will appear innocent!\par

Matthew 20:14

So take your pay and go. I want to give the man that was hired last the same pay that I gave you.

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 22:12

The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes for a wedding.’ But the man said nothing.

Matthew 26:50

Jesus answered, “Friend, do the thing you came to do.”

Romans 9:20

\{Don’t ask that.\} You are only people. And people have no right to question God. A clay jar does not question the man that made it. The jar does not say, “Why did you make me like this?”