Matthew 20:12

Plain English Version

‘Those men only worked for one hour, and you paid them just as much money as you paid us. That’s not fair. We worked all day in the hot sun.’

Cross References

Matthew 20:11

When they got their money, they complained to the boss. They said,

Luke 12:55

And sometimes the north wind blows, and you say, ‘Today will be really hot.’ And again, you are right.

Romans 3:27

So none of us can talk up big about anything that we ever did. The only thing that matters is this, we believe in Jesus.

Romans 3:30

There is only one God. He makes Jewish people all right if they believe in Jesus, and he makes other people all right if they believe in Jesus too.

1 Corinthians 4:11

You see, the bad people of this world were always hard on us special workers, and they are still hard on us right up to now. We go hungry, and thirsty, and our clothes are old rags. We haven’t got anywhere to live.

Ephesians 3:6

And this is what God planned. He will be good to everyone that believes the good news about Jesus. It doesn’t matter if they are Jews, or not Jews. If they believe in Jesus, God will save them. Both will get what God promised. They both belong to the same mob now. They both belong to God, just like arms and legs belong to the same body.

James 1:11

At first they look good, but later the sun gets hot and those little flowers die, and they don’t look good any more. That is a picture of people. Rich people might keep working to get more money, but they will still die, and then they will not have that money any more.