Matthew 20:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.

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  • Matt 20:1-9
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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

    2And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

    3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing;

    4And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

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

    6And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?

    7They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

    8And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

    9And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.

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    11And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house,

    12Saying, 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.

    13But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

    14Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

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    15And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

    16And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

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    24And he said to the others who were near, Take the pound away from him, and give it to the man who has ten.

    25And they say to him, Lord, he has ten pounds.

    26And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

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    14For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

    15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to everyone as he was able; and he went on his journey.

    16Straight away he who had been given the five talents went and did trade with them, and made five more.

    17In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.

    18But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

    19Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

    20And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.

  • 24And at the start, one came to him who was in his debt for ten thousand talents.

  • Luke 20:9-11
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    9And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

    10And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.

    11And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.

  • 5And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

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    12So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.

    13And he sent for ten of his servants and gave them ten pounds and said to them, Do business with this till I come.

  • 16So the last will be first, and the first last.

  • 20And another came, saying, Lord, here is your pound, which I put away in a cloth;

  • 31But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.

  • 36Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.

  • 24And he who had had the one talent came and said, Lord, I had knowledge that you are a hard man, getting in grain where you have not put seed, and making profits for which you have done no work:

  • 30And the last will be first, and the first will be last.

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    27Why, then, did you not put my money in the bank, and at my coming I would have got back what is mine with interest?

    28Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

    29For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

    30And put out the servant who is of no profit into the outer dark: there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • 28But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

  • 30But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

  • 18And another came, saying, Your pound has made five pounds.

  • 34And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

  • 5But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

  • 31So when the other servants saw what was done they were very sad, and came and gave word to their lord of what had been done.

  • 2And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.

  • 19Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.