Matthew 20:12

Overview - Matthew 20
Christ, by the similitude of the labourers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;
17 foretells his passion;
20 by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be lowly;
29 and gives two blind men their sight.
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Matthew 20:12  (King James Version)
they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, 12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
 


wrought but one hour
or, continued one hour only. equal.
Luke 14:10 Luke 14:11 ; Romans 3:22-24 Romans 3:30 ; Ephesians 3:6

borne
Isaiah 58:2 Isaiah 58:3 ; Zechariah 7:3-5 ; Malachi 1:13 ; 3:14 Luke 15:29 Luke 15:30 ; Luke 18:11 Luke 18:12
Romans 3:27 ; 9:30-32 10:1-3 Romans 11:5 Romans 11:6 1 Corinthians 4:11 ; 2 Corinthians 11:23-28