Matthew 20:11

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Matthew 20:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

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.’

13 But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

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But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

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So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

Luke 15:28

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Luke 15:29

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So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him

Acts 11:3

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Acts 13:45

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Acts 22:21

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Acts 22:22

The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

1 Thessalonians 2:16

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Jude 1:16

These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.