Matthew 20:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going.
  • Matt 22:9-9 : 9 Go then to the cross-roads, and get all those whom you see to come to the bride-feast. 10 And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.
  • Luke 14:21-23 : 21 And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body. 22 And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room. 23 And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
  • John 9:4 : 4 While it is day we have to do the works of him who sent me: the night comes when no work may be done.
  • Acts 4:16 : 16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.
  • Acts 17:30-31 : 30 Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart: 31 Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.
  • Rom 10:14-17 : 14 But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher? 15 And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things. 16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word? 17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
  • Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,
  • Eph 2:11-12 : 11 For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands; 12 That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.
  • Eph 3:5-6 : 5 Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit; 6 Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,
  • Eph 6:8 : 8 In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.
  • Col 1:26 : 26 The secret which has been kept from all times and generations, but has now been made clear to his saints,
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 20:1-6
    6 verses
    89%

    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?

  • Matt 20:8-16
    9 verses
    88%

    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.

    10Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.

    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.

    15Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

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

  • Matt 21:28-30
    3 verses
    79%

    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.

    29And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

    30And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

  • Luke 20:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

    14But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.

    15And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?

    16He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

  • Luke 20:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    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.

  • Matt 21:33-41
    9 verses
    75%

    33Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

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

    35And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

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

    37But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son.

    38But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage.

    39And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.

    40When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen?

    41They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.

  • Mark 12:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

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

  • Mark 12:7-9
    3 verses
    73%

    7But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.

    8And they took him and put him to death, pushing his body out of the garden.

    9What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.

  • Luke 17:7
    73%

    7But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

  • John 4:36-38
    3 verses
    72%

    36He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

    37In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

    38I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

  • Matt 9:37-38
    2 verses
    71%

    37Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

    38Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.

  • Deut 24:15
    71%

    15Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.

  • Luke 10:2
    71%

    2And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.

  • Luke 10:7
    70%

    7And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

  • Matt 13:28
    70%

    28And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

  • Matt 22:3
    70%

    3And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.