Then those workers that were hired first came to get their pay. Those workers thought they would be paid more than the other workers. But each one of those workers also received one silver coin.
Matthew 20:9 - Easy To Read Version “The workers that were hired at five o’clock came to get their pay. Each worker got one silver coin. {\cf2\super [273]} 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. |
Then those workers that were hired first came to get their pay. Those workers thought they would be paid more than the other workers. But each one of those workers also received one silver coin.
The man agreed to pay the workers one silver coin {\cf2\super [272]} for working that day. Then the man sent the people into the field to work.
“At the end of the day, the owner of the field said to the boss of all the workers, ‘Call the workers and pay all of them. Start by paying the last people I hired. Then pay all of them, ending with the workers I hired first.’