Matthew 20:2

20:2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, ¹  he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:4

20:4 He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’

Matthew 20:7

20:7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’

Matthew 20:9-10

20:9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay. ²  20:10 And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.

Matthew 20:13

20:13 And the landowner ³  replied to one of them, ⁴  ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? ⁵ 

[20:2]  ¹ tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”

[20:9]  ² tn Grk “each received a denarius.” See the note on the phrase “standard wage” in v. 2.

[20:13]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the landowner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “And answering, he said to one of them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

[20:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “for a denarius a day.”