“‘Because no one hired us,’ they said to him.

“‘You also go to my vineyard,’ he told them.[a] When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and give them their pay,(A) starting with the last and ending with the first.’[b]

“When those who were hired about five[c] came, they each received one denarius.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 20:7 Other mss add ‘and you’ll get whatever is right.’
  2. Matthew 20:8 Lit starting from the last until the first
  3. Matthew 20:9 Lit about the eleventh hour

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