Matthew 20:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ So he gave each of them a job too. He told them, ‘Come and work in my garden today, and I will pay you the right money at the end of the day.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ and said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And he said to them, You go also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will pay you. And they went.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Common English Bible

⁴ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I’ll pay you whatever is right.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And he said to them, 'You may go into my vineyard, too, and what I will give you will be just.'

Matthew 20:4 Cross References

Matthew 20:3

At 9 o’clock in the morning he went again to that place in the town, and he saw some other men standing around doing nothing.

Matthew 20:5

So they went to work in his garden. Then, in the middle of the day, the boss went to that place in the town again. And he found some more men there, and he did the same for them. He gave them jobs. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, he did the same thing. He found some more men and gave them jobs too.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And I know that some of you used to be bad people like that before. You did that sort of bad thing, but now you believe in Jesus Christ and let him be your boss. And God’s spirit came into you and washed you inside, and he made you God’s own special people, so that God says you are all right now.

Colossians 4:1

And now I am talking to you bosses that own your workers, like they are your prisoners. You have to give your workers a fair go. You have to look after them properly and give them what is right for them. Remember, you have a boss too. He is God, in heaven.

Titus 3:8

That is all very true. I want you to teach those things strongly. I want you to be sure that people understand those things. Then the people that believe God’s message will think more about doing good things. And those good things will help everyone.

1 Peter 1:13

So you have to think about it more clearly and be careful about everything you do. Keep waiting for Jesus to come, and get ready for him. God will show him to everybody, and he will be very good to you at that time.