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Matthew 20:7-13 English Revised Version (ERV)

7. They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

8. And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

9. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

10. And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

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

12. saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.

13. But he answered and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

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