Matthew 20:8

American Standard Version (1901)

And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

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  • Lev 19:13 : 13 Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
  • Deut 24:15 : 15 in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.
  • Matt 13:39-40 : 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.
  • Matt 25:19 : 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.
  • Matt 25:31 : 31 But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory:
  • Luke 8:3 : 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
  • Luke 16:1-2 : 1 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
  • Rom 2:6-9 : 6 who will render to every man according to his works: 7 to them that by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life: 8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [shall be] wrath and indignation, 9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek; 10 but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:
  • 1 Cor 4:1-2 : 1 Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things [done] in the body, according to what he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad.
  • Titus 1:7 : 7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
  • Heb 9:28 : 28 so Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear a second time, apart from sin, to them that wait for him, unto salvation.
  • 1 Pet 4:10 : 10 according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;
  • Rev 20:11-12 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is [the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?
  • Gen 39:4-6 : 4 And Joseph found favor in his sight, and he ministered unto him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 5 And it came to pass from the time that he made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught [that was] with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored.
  • Gen 43:19 : 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spake unto him at the door of the house,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 20:9-16
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    90%

    9 And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.

    10 And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.

    11 And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,

    12 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.

    13 But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a shilling?

    14 Take up that which is thine, and go thy way; it is my will to give unto this last, even as unto thee.

    15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?

    16 So the last shall be first, and the first last.

  • Matt 20:1-7
    7 verses
    88%

    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

    2 And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

    3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

    4 and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

    5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

    6 And about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

    7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

  • Luke 20:9-11
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    9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

    10 And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

    11 And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

  • 30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

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    33 Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

    34 And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.

    35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

    36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them in like manner.

    37 But afterward he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

    38 But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take his inheritance.

  • Mark 12:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

    2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

  • 28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

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    40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

    41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

  • 5 And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

  • 31 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last first.

  • 30 But many shall be last [that are] first; and first [that are] last.

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    13 And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

    14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

    15 And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

    16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

  • 19 Now after a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and maketh a reckoning with them.

  • Mark 12:8-9
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    8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him forth out of the vineyard.

    9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

  • Luke 17:7-8
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    7 But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

    8 and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

  • 21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

  • 15 in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.

  • 15 And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

  • 24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, that owed him ten thousand talents.

  • 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

  • 4 Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

  • Luke 16:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

    2 And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.