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Matthew 20:9

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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.

8 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.

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.

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

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BSB
The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.
KJV
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
WEB
“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
ASV
And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.
DARBY
And when they [who came to work] about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.
BLB
And having come, the ones of about the eleventh hour each received a denarius.
ÅB
Så kom de som var leid rundt den ellevte timen, og de fikk hver sin penning.
OTB
De som ble leid omkring den ellevte timen kom og mottok hver sin denar.
B1930
Så kom de som var leid ved den ellevte time, og de fikk hver sin penning.

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