Matthew 20:2
New English Translation
2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage,[a] he sent them into his vineyard.
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- Matthew 20:2 tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”sn The standard wage was a denarius a day. The denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wage for a laborer in Palestine in the 1st century.
Matthew 20:2
King James Version
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
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Matthew 20:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
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