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And he agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, and sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place, and said to them, Go ye also into my vineyard, and whatever is right, I will give you. And they went their way.

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

“About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’

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  1. Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.

Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.

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