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20 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a [a]shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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  1. Matthew 20:2 See marginal note on 18:28.

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B) He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

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  1. Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.