When those who were hired at 5 p.m. came in, they each received one denarius.
So when those who were hired first came in, they thought they would get more, but they also received one denarius.
He agreed to pay the workers one denarius for the day, and sent them to work in his vineyard.
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his manager, ‘Call the workers in, and pay them their wages. Begin with the workers hired last and then move on to those hired first.’