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Douay-Rheims Bible

Matthew 20:9

When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Contracts;   Employee;   Gospel;   Hours;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Kingdom of Heaven;   Labor;   Penny;   Reward;   Servant;   Vineyard;   Wages;   Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Kingdom of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Grace;   Grapes;   Hour;   Kingdom of god;   Parables;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Christ, Christology;   Gospel;   Grace;   King, Christ as;   Reward;   Wages;   Work;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hireling;   Penny;   Wages;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Drachma;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Election;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Vine;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Almsgiving ;   Celibacy (2);   Discourse;   Justice (2);   Labour (2);   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Merit;   Money (2);   Paradox;   Prize;   Samaritan, the Good ;   Sea of Galilee;   Selfishness;   Steward, Stewardship;   Unity (2);   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hireling;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Denarius;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   Twelve Apostles, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Day;   Justice;   Penny;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Parable;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius.
King James Version (1611)
And when they came that were hired about the eleuenth houre, they receiued euery man a penie.
King James Version
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
English Standard Version
And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.
New American Standard Bible
"When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.
New Century Version
"When the workers who were hired at five o'clock came to get their pay, each received one coin.
Amplified Bible
"Those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) came and received a denarius each [a day's wage].
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.
Berean Standard Bible
The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
Contemporary English Version
When the workers arrived, the ones who had been hired at five in the afternoon were given a full day's pay.
Complete Jewish Bible
The workers who came an hour before sunset each received a denarius,
Darby Translation
And when they [who came to work] about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.
Easy-to-Read Version
"The workers who were hired at five o'clock came to get their pay. Each worker got one silver coin.
George Lamsa Translation
When those of the eleventh hour came, they each received a penny.
Good News Translation
The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each.
Lexham English Bible
And when the ones hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius apiece.
Literal Translation
And the ones having come the eleventh hour each received a denarius.
American Standard Version
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.
Bible in Basic English
And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.
Hebrew Names Version
"When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
International Standard Version
Those who were hired at five o'clockthe eleventh hour
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Etheridge Translation
And they came who (had wrought) from eleven hours; and they received each a denarius.
Murdock Translation
And those of the eleventh hour came, and received each a denarius.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they came, that [were hired] about the eleuenth houre, they receaued euery man a peny.
English Revised Version
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
World English Bible
When they who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when they came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every one a penny.
Weymouth's New Testament
"When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And so whanne thei weren comun, that camen aboute the elleuenthe our, also thei token eueryche of hem a peny.
Update Bible Version
And when those came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they each received $100.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
New English Translation
When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay.
New King James Version
And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
New Living Translation
When those hired at five o'clock were paid, each received a full day's wage.
New Life Bible
The workmen who had been hired at five o'clock came up. Each one of them got a day's pay for his work.
New Revised Standard
When those hired about five o'clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they of the eleventh hour, coming, received severally a denary.
Revised Standard Version
And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they whiche were hyred aboute the eleventhe houre came and receaved every man a peny.
Young's Literal Translation
And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then they that were hyred aboute the eleuenth houre, came and receaued euery man a peny.
Mace New Testament (1729)
they then that were hired about the eleventh hour, came and received every man his penny.
THE MESSAGE
"Those hired at five o'clock came up and were each given a dollar. When those who were hired first saw that, they assumed they would get far more. But they got the same, each of them one dollar. Taking the dollar, they groused angrily to the manager, ‘These last workers put in only one easy hour, and you just made them equal to us, who slaved all day under a scorching sun.'
Simplified Cowboy Version
"The cowboys who had been playin' cards at the saloon and drinkin' whiskey all day walked over and the rancher paid them one hundred dollars.

Contextual Overview

1 The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle. 4 And he said to them: Go you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what shall be just. 5 And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner. 6 But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle? 7 They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into my vineyard. 8 And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first. 9 When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10 But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they received: Matthew 20:2, Matthew 20:6, Matthew 20:7, Luke 23:40-43, Romans 4:3-6, Romans 5:20, Romans 5:21, Ephesians 1:6-8, Ephesians 2:8-10, 1 Timothy 1:14-16

Cross-References

Genesis 12:18
And Pharao called Abram, and said to him: What is this that thou hast done to me? Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
Genesis 20:10
And again he expostulated with him, and said: What sawest thou, that thou hast done this?
Genesis 20:11
Abraham answered: I thought with myself, saying: Perhaps there is not the fear of God in this place: and they will kill me for the sake of my wife:
Genesis 20:18
For the Lord had closed up every womb of the house of Abimelech, on account of Sara, Abraham’s wife.
Genesis 26:10
And Abimelech said: Why hast thou deceived us? Some man of the people might have lain with thy wife, and thou hadst brought upon us a great sin. And he commanded all the people, saying:
Genesis 34:7
Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob’s daughter.
Genesis 38:24
And behold, after three months, they told Juda, saying: Thamar, thy daughter-in-law, hath played the harlot, and she appeareth to have a big belly. And Juda said: Bring her out that she may be burnt.
Genesis 39:9
Neither is there any thing which is not in my power, or that he hath not delivered to me, but thee, who art his wife; how then can I do this wicked thing, and sin against my God?
Exodus 32:21
And he said to Aaron: What has this people done to thee, that thou shouldst bring upon them a most heinous sin?
Exodus 32:35
The Lord therefore struck the people for the guilt, on occasion of the calf which Aaron had made.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour,.... Who were the last that were hired; and signify either such, as are called in their last days, in old age; or Gentile sinners; or the last of God's elect, that will be called by grace, in the end of the world:

they received every man a penny: the same they first agreed for, that were hired early into the vineyard; and all, and every man alike, not one more and another less. So the same church privileges and immunities are common to all believers, Jews or Gentiles, sooner or later called; and equal title give to the same eternal life and happiness, which will be enjoyed alike, by one saint as another: they are all loved with the same everlasting love by God; they are chosen alike by him in his Son, at the same time, in the same way and manner, and to the same grace and glory; they are interested in the same covenant, in all the promises and blessings of it; they are bought with the same price of a Redeemer's blood, are justified by the same righteousness, and are called in one hope of their calling; they are equally the sons of God, and their glory and happiness are always expressed by the same thing, as a kingdom, a crown, and inheritance, c. They are all equally heirs of the same kingdom and glory, and are born again to the same incorruptible inheritance, of which they will all be partakers they will all be called to inherit the same kingdom, they will sit on the same throne of glory, and wear the same crown of righteousness, and enjoy the same uninterrupted communion with Father, Son, and Spirit. Now, indeed, they have not the same measures of grace; some have more, others less; but in heaven, it will be alike, complete and perfect in all; and even now, they have the same grace for nature and kind, only it is not in all in the same exercise; now the saints are distinguished by the several stations and places in which they are; though they are members of the same body, they have not the same office, and have gifts differing from one another; but in the other state, all such offices and gifts will cease, and all will be upon an equal foot; be where Christ is, and behold his glory, and will stand in no need of each other's instruction and help. Now the capacities of man are different, according to the different temperament of their bodies, their different education, opportunities, advantages, and stations in life, but in the other world, where this difference will be no more, every vessel of mercy being prepared for glory, will be equally capable of receiving it: and though there will be degrees of punishment in hell, proportionate to the sins of men, which the justice of God requires, yet it follows not, that there will be degrees in glory; since that is not proportioned to the works of men, but springs from the grace of God, and yet in a way of justice too, through the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ: and since the saints have an equal interest in these things, it seems that upon the foot of justice, they should equally enjoy all that happiness which these entitle them to.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They received every man a penny - There was no agreement how much they should receive, but merely that justice should be done, Matthew 20:4-5, Matthew 20:7. The householder supposed they had earned it, or chose to make a present to them to compensate for the loss of the first part of the day, when they were willing to work, but could not find employment.


 
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