King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 20:9
“‹And when they came that› [were hired] ‹about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 20
7
‹They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right,› [that] ‹shall ye receive.›
8
‹So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them› [their] ‹hire, beginning from the last unto the first.›
9
‹And when they came that› [were hired] ‹about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.›
10
‹But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.›
11
‹And when they had received› [it], ‹they murmured against the goodman of the house,›
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