Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Saying, That these last worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, having borne the burden and heat of the day.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
"These last fellows worked only one hour, but you paid them the same as us, and we've been working all day, enduring the scorching heat!'
A Conservative Version
saying, These last did one hour, and thou have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.
American Standard Version
saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
saying, 'These men [you hired] last have worked only one hour and you gave them wages equal to ours when we carried the heaviest load of the day's work and [put up with] the scorching heat [all day long].'
Anderson New Testament
saying: These last have worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day, and the heat.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Common New Testament
saying, 'These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
these last have work'd but an hour, and you put them upon the level with us, who have born the whole fatigue and heat of the day.
Darby Translation
saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.
Godbey New Testament
saying, These labored one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat.
Goodspeed New Testament
and said, 'These men who were hired last worked only one hour, and you have put them on the same footing with us who have done the heavy work of the day and have stood the midday heat.'
John Wesley New Testament
These last have wrought one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
King James 2000
Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
saying, 'These last [people] worked one hour and you made them equal to us who have endured the burden of the day and the burning heat!'
Modern King James verseion
saying, These last have worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
'These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us which have borne the burden and heat of the day.'
Moffatt New Testament
'These last,' they said, 'have only worked a single hour, and yet you have ranked them equal to us who have borne the brunt of the day's work and the heat!'
Montgomery New Testament
"'Those last men,' they said, 'have toiled only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the burning heat of the day.'
NET Bible
saying, 'These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.'
New Heart English Bible
saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'
Noyes New Testament
saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Sawyer New Testament
saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
The Emphasized Bible
These last, one hour, wrought, and thou hast made them, equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day, and the scorching heat.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
saying, These last have wrought only a single hour, and thou hast put them on an equality with us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Twentieth Century New Testament
'These last,' they said, 'have done only one hour's work, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us, who have borne the brunt of the day's work, and the heat.'
Webster
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Weymouth New Testament
"'These who came last have done only one hour's work, and you have put them on a level with us who have worked the whole day and have borne the scorching heat.'
Williams New Testament
and say, 'These last worked only one hour, and yet you have put them on the same footing with us who have borne the heavy burdens and scorching heat of the day.'
World English Bible
saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!'
Worrell New Testament
saying, 'These last wrought but one hour, and you made them equal with us, who bore the burden of the day and the burning heat!'
Worsley New Testament
saying, These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen and heat of the day.
Youngs Literal Translation
that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.
Themes
Apparent injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Gospel » Compared to » A householder
Injustice » Sometimes attributed to God
Jealousy » Examples of human » The labourers in the vineyard
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The laborers in the vineyard
Jesus Christ » History of » Enunciates the parable of the vineyard (in peraea)
Kingdom of God » What the kingdom of God is likened to
Kingdom of heaven » Compared » To a householder
Man » Jealousy of » The labourers in the vineyard
Man's » Jealousy » The labourers in the vineyard
Parables » Parables of Christ » Laborers hired
Partiality » Sometimes attributed to God
Servant » Hired » Parable of » The laborers of a vineyard
Wicked people » Gospel invitation to, illustrated by the parables of » The householder
Works » Good » Parables relating to » The laborers in the vineyard
Topics
Interlinear
Houtos
Poieo
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard
11 And having received, they murmured against the master of the house, 12 Saying, That these last worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, having borne the burden and heat of the day. 13 And he, having answered, said to one of them, Friend, I injure thee not; didst not thou agree with me for a drachma?
Cross References
Luke 12:55
And when the south wind blowing, ye say, That there will be heat; and it is.
James 1:11
For the sun sprang up with heat, and dried up the grass, and its flower fell out, and the decorum of its face was destroyed: so also shall the rich be dried up in his goings.
Isaiah 58:2-3
And day, day, they will seek me, and delight to know my way as a nation who did justice and forsook not the judgment of his God: they will ask me the judgments of justice, they will delight to draw near to Gad.
Jonah 4:8
And it will be as the sun rose, and God will appoint a sultry east wind; and the sun struck upon the head of Jonah, and he will faint, and he will ask his soul to die, and say, It is good for me to die rather than live.
Zechariah 7:3-5
To speak to the priests which were to the house of Jehovah of armies, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself according as I did, how many the years?
Malachi 1:13
And ye said, Behold, what a weariness! and ye puffed at it, said Jehovah of armies; and ye brought the spoiled and the lame, and the sick; and ye brought the gift: shall I accept it from your hand? said Jehovah.
Malachi 3:14
Ye said, Vanity to serve God: and what profit that we watched his watches, and that we went mourning from the face of Jehovah of armies?
Luke 14:10-11
But when thou art called, having gone, recline in the last place; that when he having called thee come, might say to thee, Friend, mount up higher; then shall honour be to thee beore them reclining with thee.
Luke 15:29-30
And he having answered said to the father, Behold, so many years I serve thee, and never at any time passed by thy command: and never hast thou given me a kid, that I might be gladdened with my friends.
Luke 18:11-12
The Pharisee having stood, prayed these to himself, O God, I return thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or also as this publican.
Romans 3:22-24
And the justice of God by faith of Jesus Christ to all and upon all believing: for there is no distinction:
Romans 3:27
Where then boasting? It was excluded. By what law? of works? No: but by the law of faith.
Romans 3:30
Since one God, who will justify circumcision of faith, and uncircumcision by faith.
Romans 9:30-32
What then shall we say? That the nations, not following justice, overtook justice, and the justice of faith.
Romans 10:1-3
Brethren, truly my heart's delight and prayer to God for Israel is for salvation.
Romans 11:5-6
So then also in the time now has been a remnant according to the election of grace.
1 Corinthians 4:11
Until this present hour we also hunger, and thirst, and we are naked, and are cuffed, and are unsteady.
2 Corinthians 11:23-28
Are they Christ's servants? (I speak being light-headed) I above; in toils more abundant, in blows more excessively, in watchings more abundantly, in deaths often.
Ephesians 3:6
For the nations to be co-heirs, and united in one body, and, participators of his solemn promise in Christ by the good news: