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20 The kingdom of heaven is like this. A man owned a farm. Early in the morning he went out to look for men to work on his farm.

He agreed to pay them a day's wages and sent them out to his farm.

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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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Footnotes

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