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Matthew 20:2

He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
συμφωνήσαςsumphōnēsasHaving agreedG4856 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
μετὰmetawithG3326 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
ἐργατῶνergatōnworkmenG2040 →
ἐκekforG1537 →
δηναρίουdēnarioua denariusG1220 →
τὴνtēnfor theG3588 →
ἡμέρανhēmerandayG2250 →
ἀπέστειλενapesteilenhe sentG649 →
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
ἀμπελῶναampelōnavineyardG290 →
αὐτοῦ.autouof him.G846 →

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2 Timothy 3:15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.Exodus 19:5–6Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.Matthew 22:19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.Luke 10:35The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’Matthew 20:9The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.1 Samuel 2:26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.1 Samuel 2:18Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.Revelation 6:6And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.Matthew 20:13But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?1 Kings 18:12I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.1 Samuel 16:11–12And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”Matthew 18:28But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”1 Kings 3:6–11Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.Deuteronomy 5:27–30Go near and listen to all that the LORD our God says. Then you can tell us everything the LORD our God tells you; we will listen and obey.”Luke 20:24“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

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John the Baptist Baptizes Jesus — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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