Matthew 20:8

6 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?

7 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.

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.

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

10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
KJV
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.
WEB
“When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
ASV
And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
DARBY
But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay [them] their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.
BLB
And evening having come, the master of the vineyard says to his foreman, ‘Call the workmen and pay them the wages, having begun from the last, up to the first.’
ÅB
Men da det var blitt kveld sa vingårdens eier til forvalteren: ‘Kall på arbeiderne og gi dem lønnen deres. Begynn med de siste og avslutt med de første!’
OTB
Da kvelden kom, sa eieren av vingården til forvalteren sin: 'Kall på arbeiderne og betal dem lønnen, begynn med de siste og slutt med de første.'
B1930
Men da det var blitt aften, sa vingårdens herre til sin forvalter: Kall arbeiderne frem og gi dem deres lønn; begynn med de siste og end med de første!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 24:15

    At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

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  • 1 Peter 4:10

    As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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  • Romans 2:6–10

    Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:10

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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  • Titus 1:7

    For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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  • Luke 8:3

    And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

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  • Genesis 15:2

    And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

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  • Genesis 43:19

    And they came near to the steward of Joseph’s house, and they communed with him at the door of the house,

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