Matthew 20:11

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Matthew 20:11

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.

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KJV

King James Version

And when they had received [it], they murmured against the goodman of the house,

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WEB

World English Bible

When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

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ASV

American Standard Version

And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having received [it], they were grumbling against the master of the house,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 20

⁹ The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

¹⁰ So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.

¹¹ On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.

¹² ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the scorching heat of the day.’

¹³ But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

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