⭐WEB · Matthew 20:1

What does Matthew 20:1 mean?

"“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard."

— Matthew 20:1 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

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When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3

He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

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He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.

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