So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.
Matthew 20:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘When those who were hired at about five came, they each received one denarius. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (five o'clock) came and received a denarius each. American Standard Version (1901) And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. Common English Bible When those who were hired at five in the afternoon came, each one received a denarion. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when those who had arrived about the eleventh hour came forward, each received a single denarius. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. |
So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.
After agreeing with the workers on one denarius, he sent them into his vineyard for the day.
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, “Call the workers and give them their pay, starting with the last and ending with the first.”