Scripture · New Testament
Matthew 20:10
Matthew 20:10 is verse 10 of Matthew chapter 20, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
King James Version
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
World English Bible
When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
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Matthew 20:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible
8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
9 The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
10 So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
11 On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
12 ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’
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