Matthew 20:1-3

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

2 He agreed to pay them a denarius^[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 13:24
• 2. Matthew 21:28,33

Footnotes

• [a] A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.