And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
Matthew 20:12 - King James 2000 Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Saying, These [men] who came last worked no more than an hour, and yet you have made them rank with us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day. American Standard Version (1901) saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. Common English Bible ‘These who were hired last worked one hour, and they received the same pay as we did even though we had to work the whole day in the hot sun.’ Catholic Public Domain Version saying, 'These last have worked for one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who worked bearing the weight and heat of the day.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats. |
And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, so that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.
You said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and you have sneered at it, says the LORD of hosts; and you brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? says the LORD.
You have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked in mourning before the LORD of hosts?
And when they had received it, they murmured against the owner of the house,
And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass.
Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.
Seeing it is one God, who shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place;
That the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of the appearance of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.