“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 20:9 in context
Matthew 20:6–12
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About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’
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“They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
“He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’
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“When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
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“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
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When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
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When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,
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saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
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