Matthew 20:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Exod 19:5-6 : 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to me above all people; for all the earth is mine: 6 And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.
  • Deut 5:27-30 : 27 Go near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak to us all that the LORD our God shall speak to you; and we will hear it, and do it. 28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; and the LORD said to me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken to you: they have spoken well all that they have spoken. 29 Oh that they had such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever! 30 Go say to them, Return to your tents again.
  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel served before the LORD, being a child, wearing a linen ephod.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the LORD and also with men.
  • 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread vision.
  • 1 Sam 3:21 : 21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh; for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 16:11-12 : 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all your children? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he comes here. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and with a beautiful countenance, and good to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
  • 1 Kgs 3:6-9 : 6 And Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great mercy, as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 And now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. 8 And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude. 9 Therefore give your servant an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil: for who is able to judge this your great people? 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said to him, Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long life, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern judgment;
  • 1 Kgs 18:12 : 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth.
  • 2 Chr 34:3 : 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the groves, the carved images, and the molten images.
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, while the evil days do not come, nor the years draw near when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;
  • Matt 18:28 : 28 But that same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred pence; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe.
  • Matt 20:13 : 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not agree with me for a penny?
  • Matt 22:19 : 19 Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a denarius.
  • Luke 1:15 : 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
  • Luke 10:35 : 35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.
  • 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from childhood you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Rev 6:6 : 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see that you do not harm the oil and the wine.

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  • Matt 20:1
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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

  • Matt 20:3-15
    13 verses
    89%

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

    4And said to them, Go also into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. So they went.

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

    6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all day idle?

    7They said to him, Because no man has hired us. He said to them, Go also into the vineyard; and whatever is right, that you shall receive.

    8So when evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.

    9And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a penny.

    10But when the first came, they supposed they would receive more; and they likewise each received a penny.

    11And when they had received it, they grumbled against the master of the house,

    12Saying, These last have worked but one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden and heat of the day.

    13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not agree with me for a penny?

    14Take what is yours, and go your way: I will give to this last, even as to you.

    15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is your eye evil, because I am good?

  • Luke 20:9-16
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    79%

    9Then he began to speak this parable to the people: A certain man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to tenant farmers, and went into a far country for a long time.

    10And at harvest time he sent a servant to the tenant farmers, that they would give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the tenant farmers beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

    11And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

    12And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

    13Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will respect him when they see him.

    14But when the tenant farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

    15So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do to them?

    16He shall come and destroy those tenant farmers, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

  • Mark 12:1-3
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    79%

    1And he began to speak to them in parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a tower, and leased it to farmers, and went into a far country.

    2At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

    3But they seized him, and beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.

  • Matt 21:28
    78%

    28But what do you think? A certain man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard.

  • Matt 21:33-35
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    76%

    33Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and hedged it around, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, and leased it to vine dressers, and went into a far country.

    34And when the time of fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the vine dressers, that they might receive the fruits of it.

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

  • Matt 18:23-25
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    23Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

    24And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.

    25But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made.

  • Matt 21:39-41
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    39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

    40When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine dressers?

    41They said to him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will lease his vineyard to other vine dressers who will render him the fruits in their seasons.

  • Matt 25:14-15
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    73%

    14For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.

    15And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his own ability; and immediately went on his journey.

  • Luke 10:2
    72%

    2Then he said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

  • Matt 22:5
    72%

    5But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business:

  • Mark 12:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

  • Matt 9:37-38
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    72%

    37Then he said to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few;

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

  • Matt 25:19
    71%

    19After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.

  • Deut 24:15
    71%

    15You shall give him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.

  • Luke 19:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return.

    13And he called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said to them, Do business till I come.

  • Luke 19:15
    71%

    15And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

  • Matt 22:2
    71%

    2The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who prepared a wedding for his son,

  • Luke 16:5
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    5So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, How much do you owe my master?