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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 20, Verse 4

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‹And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,›
King James Version
‹And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.›
American Standard Version
and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
New English Translation
And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them,‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’
World English Bible
To them he said, 'You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' So they went their way.
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‹Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.›
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‹And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?›
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‹They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right,› [that] ‹shall ye receive.›
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‹So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them› [their] ‹hire, beginning from the last unto the first.›
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‹And when they came that› [were hired] ‹about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.›
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‹But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.›
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‹And when they had received› [it], ‹they murmured against the goodman of the house,›
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‹Saying, These last have wrought› [but] ‹one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.›
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‹But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?›
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‹Take› [that] ‹thine› [is], ‹and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.›