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Matthew 20:10
Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.
Matthew 20:10 · Bible in Basic English
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Matthew 20:10 in other translations
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.
When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
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In context
7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.
8 And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.
9 And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.
10 Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.
11 And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house,
12 Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.
13 But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?
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