⭐WEB · Matthew 20:12
What does Matthew 20:12 mean?
"saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’"
— Matthew 20:12 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.
When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,
saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’
“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius?
Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you.
Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’
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