Matthew 20:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

After he had agreed to pay them the usual amount for a day's work, he sent them off to his vineyard.

Cross References

Revelation 6:6

I heard what sounded like a voice from somewhere among the four living creatures. It said, “A liter of wheat will cost you a whole day's wages! Three liters of barley will cost you a day's wages too. But don't ruin the olive oil or the wine.”

2 Timothy 3:15

Since childhood, you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to make you wise enough to have faith in Christ Jesus and be saved.

Luke 10:35

The next morning he gave the innkeeper two silver coins and said, “Please take care of the man. If you spend more than this on him, I will pay you when I return.”

Luke 1:15

Your son will be a great servant of the Lord. He must never drink wine or beer, and the power of the Holy Spirit will be with him from the time he is born.

Matthew 22:19

Let me see one of the coins used for paying taxes.” They brought him a silver coin,

Matthew 20:13

The owner answered one of them, “Friend, I didn't cheat you. I paid you exactly what we agreed on.

Matthew 18:28

But as this official was leaving, he happened to meet another official, who owed him 100 silver coins. So he grabbed the man by the throat. He started choking him and said, “Pay me what you owe!”

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Keep your Creator in mind while you are young! In years to come, you will be burdened down with troubles and say, “I don't enjoy life anymore.”

2 Chronicles 34:3

When Josiah was only 16 years old he began worshiping God, just as his ancestor David had done. Then, 4 years later, he decided to destroy the local shrines in Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the sacred poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah and the idols of foreign gods.

1 Kings 18:12

What if the Lord's Spirit takes you away as soon as I leave? When Ahab comes to get you, he won't find you. Then he will surely kill me. I have worshiped the Lord since I was a boy.

1 Samuel 3:21

The Lord often appeared to Samuel at Shiloh and told him what to say.

1 Samuel 3:1

Samuel served the Lord by helping Eli the priest, who was by that time almost blind. In those days, the Lord hardly ever spoke directly to people, and he did not appear to them in dreams very often. But one night, Eli was asleep in his room,

1 Samuel 2:26

Each day, as Samuel grew older, the Lord was pleased with him, and so were the people.

1 Samuel 2:18

The boy Samuel served the Lord and wore a special linen garment

Matthew 9:37

He said to his disciples, “A large crop is in the fields, but there are only a few workers.

Matthew 20:1

As Jesus was telling what the kingdom of heaven would be like, he said: Early one morning a man went out to hire some workers for his vineyard.

Matthew 20:3

About nine that morning, the man saw some other people standing in the market with nothing to do.

Mark 12:15

Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”

Luke 20:24

“Show me a coin.” Then he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?” “The Emperor's,” they answered.

Matthew 20:9

When the workers arrived, the ones who had been hired at five in the afternoon were given a full day's pay.