10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.


In Context

7 They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go also ye into the vineyard and whatsoever may be just ye shall receive.

8 But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

9 And when they who came to work about the eleventh hour came, they received each a denarius.

10 And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.

11 And on receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

12 saying, These last have worked one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.

Matthew 20:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:10So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:10But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every man a penny.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10But when the first came, they supposed that they should receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:10'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:10But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.