Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’
Matthew 20:13 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘But he answered one of them, “I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he answered one of them, Friend, I am doing you no injustice. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? American Standard Version (1901) But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling? Common English Bible “But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I did you no wrong. Didn’t I agree to pay you a denarion? Catholic Public Domain Version But responding to one of them, he said: 'Friend, I caused you no injury. Did you not agree with me to one denarius? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penny? |
Far be it from you to do such a thing – to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?’
‘Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you.
He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
He asked, “How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend?” The man was speechless.
Jesus replied, ‘Do what you came for, friend.’ Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him.
But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? ‘Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, “Why did you make me like this?” ’