Matthew 20:2

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

And {G1161} when he had agreed {G4856} with {G3326} the labourers {G2040} for {G1537} a penny {G1220} a day {G2250}, he sent {G649} them {G846} into {G1519} his {G846} vineyard {G290}.

After agreeing with the workers on a wage of one denarius, [the standard daily wage,] he sent them off to his vineyard.

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 22:19 (2 votes)

    Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

  • 1 Kings 3:6 (2 votes)

    And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day.

  • 1 Kings 3:11 (2 votes)

    And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

  • 1 Samuel 16:11 (2 votes)

    And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

  • 1 Samuel 16:12 (2 votes)

    And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:3 (2 votes)

    For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

  • 1 Kings 18:12 (2 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.