Parallel Verses
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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
Usage: 0
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard
11 On which they began to grumble at their employer. 12 '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.' 13 'My friend,' was his reply to one of them, 'I am not treating you unfairly. Did not you agree with me for two shillings?
Cross References
Luke 12:55
And when you see that the wind is in the south, you say 'It will be burning hot,' and so it proves.
James 1:11
As the sun rises, and the hot wind blows, 'the grass withers, its flower fades,' and all its beauty is gone. So is it with the rich man. In the midst of his pursuits he will come to an untimely end.
Luke 14:10-11
No, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place, so that, when he who has invited you comes, he may say to you 'Friend, come higher up'; and then you will be honored in the eyes of all your fellow-guests.
Luke 15:29-30
'No,' he said to his father, 'look at all the years I have been serving you, without ever once disobeying you, and yet you have never given me even a kid, so that I might have a merry-making with my friends.
Luke 18:11-12
The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way--'O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men-- thieves, rogues, adulterers--or even like this tax-gatherer.
Romans 3:22-24
The Divine Righteousness which is bestowed, through faith in Jesus Christ, upon all, without distinction, who believe in him.
Romans 3:27
What, then, becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what sort of Law? A Law requiring obedience? No, a Law requiring faith.
Romans 3:30
Yes, of the Gentiles also, since there is only one God, and he will pronounce those who are circumcised righteous as the result of faith, and also those who are uncircumcised on their showing the same faith.
Romans 9:30-32
What are we to say, then? Why, that Gentiles, who were not in search of righteousness, secured it-a righteousness which was the result of faith;
Romans 10:1-3
Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for my People is for their Salvation.
Romans 11:5-6
And so in our own time, too, there is to be found a remnant of our nation selected by God in love.
1 Corinthians 4:11
To this very hour we go hungry, thirsty, and naked; we are beaten; we are homeless;
2 Corinthians 11:23-28
Are they 'Servants of Christ'? Though it is madness to talk like this, I am more so than they! I have had more of toil, more of imprisonment! I have been flogged times without number. I have been often at death's door.
Ephesians 3:6
That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the Good News, the Gentiles are co-heirs with us and members of one Body, and that they share with us in God's Promise.