Matthew 20:12

New Living Translation

‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’

Cross References

Jonah 4:8

And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.

Malachi 1:13

You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the Lord,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the Lord.

Malachi 3:14

“You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?

Matthew 20:11

When they received their pay, they protested to the owner,

Luke 12:55

When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.

Romans 3:27

Can we boast, then, that we have done anything to be accepted by God? No, because our acquittal is not based on obeying the law. It is based on faith.

Romans 3:30

There is only one God, and he makes people right with himself only by faith, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 4:11

Even now we go hungry and thirsty, and we don’t have enough clothes to keep warm. We are often beaten and have no home.

Ephesians 3:6

And this is God’s plan: Both Gentiles and Jews who believe the Good News share equally in the riches inherited by God’s children. Both are part of the same body, and both enjoy the promise of blessings because they belong to Christ Jesus.

James 1:11

The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.