Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. New Living Translation When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage. English Standard Version And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Berean Standard Bible The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. Berean Literal Bible And those hired about the eleventh hour having come, they received a denarius each. King James Bible And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. New King James Version And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. New American Standard Bible When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. NASB 1995 “When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. NASB 1977 “And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. Legacy Standard Bible And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius. Amplified Bible Those who had been hired at the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) came and received a denarius each [a day’s wage]. Christian Standard Bible “When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius. Holman Christian Standard Bible “When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius. American Standard Version And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling. Contemporary English Version When the workers arrived, the ones who had been hired at five in the afternoon were given a full day's pay. English Revised Version And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Those who started working about 5 p.m. came, and each received a day's wages. Good News Translation The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each. International Standard Version Those who were hired at five o'clock came, and each received a denarius. Majority Standard Bible The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. NET Bible When those hired about five o'clock came, each received a full day's pay. New Heart English Bible "When those who were hired at about five in the afternoon came, they each received a denarius. Webster's Bible Translation And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. Weymouth New Testament "When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece; World English Bible “When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they of about the eleventh hour having come, each received a denarius. Berean Literal Bible And those hired about the eleventh hour having come, they received a denarius each. Young's Literal Translation And they of about the eleventh hour having come, did receive each a denary. Smith's Literal Translation And they of the eleventh hour having come, thereupon received a drachma. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen therefore they were come, that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, when those who had arrived about the eleventh hour came forward, each received a single denarius. New American Bible When those who had started about five o’clock came, each received the usual daily wage. New Revised Standard Version When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen those of the eleventh hour came, they each received a penny. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And those of the 11th hour came and they received a denarius each. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd when those came who had been hired about the eleventh hour, they received each one a denarius. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament And when they came, who began about the eleventh hour, they received each a denarius. Mace New Testament they then that were hired about the eleventh hour, came and received every man his penny. Weymouth New Testament "When those came who had begun at five o'clock, they received a shilling apiece; Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable of the Workers…8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’ 9 The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. 10So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.… Cross References Matthew 19:30 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first. Matthew 20:16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last.” Luke 13:30 And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.” Mark 10:31 But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” Luke 15:29-30 But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. / But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’ Romans 9:30-31 What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; / but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. 1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, / not by works, so that no one can boast. Romans 4:4-5 Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. / However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness. Romans 11:6 And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace. Genesis 48:14-20 But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn. / Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, / the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.” ... Exodus 16:17-18 So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. / When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat. Deuteronomy 24:15 You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Job 34:19 who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands. Ecclesiastes 9:11 I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all. Treasury of Scripture And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. they received. Matthew 20:2,6,7 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard… Luke 23:40-43 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? … Romans 4:3-6 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness… Jump to Previous Apiece Begun Denarius Denary Eleventh Five Hired Hour O'clock Penny Receive Received Shilling Work WorkersJump to Next Apiece Begun Denarius Denary Eleventh Five Hired Hour O'clock Penny Receive Received Shilling Work WorkersMatthew 20 1. Jesus, by the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;17. foretells his passion; 20. by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be humble; 29. and gives two blind men their sight. The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour This phrase refers to laborers who were hired late in the day, around 5 PM, just one hour before the workday ended. The "eleventh hour" is a term that has come to symbolize last-minute opportunities or interventions. In the context of the parable, it highlights the grace and generosity of the landowner, representing God, who calls people into His kingdom at different stages of life. The Greek word for "eleventh" (ἕνδεκα, hendeka) underscores the lateness of the hour, emphasizing that God's call can come at any time, even when it seems too late by human standards. came and each received a denarius Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [The workers who were hired]οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. about περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. eleventh ἑνδεκάτην (hendekatēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1734: Eleventh. Ordinal from hendeka; eleventh. hour ὥραν (hōran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5610: Apparently a primary word; an 'hour'. came [and] ἐλθόντες (elthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2064: To come, go. each ἀνὰ (ana) Adverb Strong's 303: A primary preposition and adverb; properly, up; but used severally, or at. received ἔλαβον (elabon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. a denarius. δηνάριον (dēnarion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1220: A denarius, a small Roman silver coin. Of Latin origin; a denarius. 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