Parallel Verses
Worsley New Testament
and agreeing with the men for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
After agreeing to pay the workers one denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
A Conservative Version
And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
American Standard Version
And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
When he had agreed with the workers [on wages] for the usual farm laborer's pay for a day's work, he [then] sent them to work in his vineyard. [Note: The coin mentioned here would amount to $60-$84 in 1994, based on $5-$7 an hour for a twelve hour day. This coin also forms the basis for calculating all other monetary references in the New Testament].
Anderson New Testament
And when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Bible in Basic English
And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.
Common New Testament
Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Daniel Mace New Testament
having agreed with them for a penny a day, he sent them to his vineyard.
Darby Translation
And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Godbey New Testament
And having agreed with the laborers for a denarion per day, sent them into his vineyard.
Goodspeed New Testament
He agreed with the laborers to pay them a dollar a day, and sent them to his vineyard.
John Wesley New Testament
And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Julia Smith Translation
And having agreed for a drachma a day, he sent them to his vineyard.
King James 2000
And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [after] coming to an agreement with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Modern King James verseion
And when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
Moffatt New Testament
and after agreeing with the labourers to pay them a shilling a day he sent them into his vineyard.
Montgomery New Testament
"And when he had agreed with the workmen for two shillings a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
NET Bible
And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
New Heart English Bible
When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Noyes New Testament
And having agreed with the laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Sawyer New Testament
And agreeing with the laborers for a denarius [14 cents] a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
The Emphasized Bible
and, when he had agreed with the labourers for a denary the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And when he had agreed with the labourers at a denarius a day, he sent them into the vineyard.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He agreed with the laborers to pay them two shillings a day, and sent them into his vineyard.
Webster
And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Weymouth New Testament
and having made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.
Williams New Testament
When he had contracted with the laborers at twenty cents a day, he sent them off to his vineyard.
World English Bible
When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Worrell New Testament
and, having agreed with the laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Youngs Literal Translation
and having agreed with the workmen for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Themes
Contracts » Scriptures illustrative of the binding force of
Employee » Character of unrighteous
Gospel » Compared to » A householder
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
Money » Pieces of mentioned » Penny
Parables » Parables of Christ » Laborers hired
Servant » Hired » Parable of » The laborers of a vineyard
Servant » Hired » Await employment in the marketplace
Servant » Hired » Wages paid » In money
Servants » Hired » Often stood in the market place waiting for employment
Servants » Hired » Engaged by the day
Vineyards » Mode of hiring and paying laborers for working in
Wicked people » Gospel invitation to, illustrated by the parables of » The householder
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard
1 For the gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard: 2 and agreeing with the men 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 market-place doing nothing,
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 18:28
But that same servant, as he was going out, met with one of his fellow-servants, who owed him but an hundred pence; and he laid hold on him and seized him by the throat, saying, Pay me what thou owest me:
Matthew 20:13
But he answered, and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
Matthew 22:19
Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought Him a Roman Penny.
Luke 1:15
and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;
Luke 10:35
And on the morrow, when he went away he took out two denaries, and gave them to the inn-keeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again I will repay thee.
2 Timothy 3:15
and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus: for all scripture is by inspiration from God,
Revelation 6:6
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four animals saying, One measure of wheat for a denary, and but three measures of barley for a denary: but see that thou hurt not the oil and the wine.