Matthew 20:2

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 20:2  (King James Version)
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
 


he had
13 ; Exodus 19:5 Exodus 19:6 ; Deuteronomy 5:27-30

a penny
"The Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is sevenpence halfpenny."
18:28 22:19 *margins
Luke 10:35 ; Revelation 6:6

he sent
1 Samuel 2:18 1 Samuel 2:26 ; 1 Samuel 3:1 1 Samuel 3:21 1 Samuel 16:11 1 Samuel 16:12 1 Kings 3:6-11 ; 18:12 2 Chronicles 34:3 ; Ecclesiastes 12:1
Luke 1:15 ; 2 Timothy 3:15