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Passage Lookup: Matthew 20:1-16

King James Version (1611 Edition)KJA
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Matthew 20:1
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For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man that is an housholder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:2
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And when hee had agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Matthew 20:3
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And he went out about the third houre, and saw others standing idle in the market place,
Matthew 20:4
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And said vnto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, & whatsoeuer is right, I wil giue you. And they went their way.
Matthew 20:5
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Againe he went out about the sixth and ninth houre, and did likewise.
Matthew 20:6
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And about the eleuenth houre, he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Matthew 20:7
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They say vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He saith vnto them, Go ye also into the vineyard: and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.
Matthew 20:8
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So when euen was come, the lord of the vineyard saith vnto his Steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning from the last, vnto the first.
Matthew 20:9
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And when they came that were hired about the eleuenth houre, they receiued euery man a penie.
Matthew 20:10
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But when the first came, they supposed that they should haue receiued more, and they likewise receiued euery man a penie.
Matthew 20:11
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And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the good man of the house,
Matthew 20:12
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Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden, and heat of the day.
Matthew 20:13
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But he answered one of them and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penie?
Matthew 20:14
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Take that thine is, and goe thy way, I will giue vnto this last, euen as vnto thee.
Matthew 20:15
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Is it not lawfull for mee to doe what I wil with mine owne? Is thine eye euill, because I am good?
Matthew 20:16
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So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many bee called, but fewe chosen.
 
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