Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then when the first ones also came forward, they considered that they would receive more. But they, too, received one denarius. "
— Matthew 20:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.”
“And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling. ”
“When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.”
“And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.”
“But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny.”
“Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.”
“But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.”
They say to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also may go into my vineyard.’
And when evening had arrived, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last, even to the first.’
And so, when those who had arrived about the eleventh hour came forward, each received a single denarius.
Then when the first ones also came forward, they considered that they would receive more. But they, too, received one denarius.
And upon receiving it, they murmured against the father of the family,
saying, ‘These last have worked for one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who worked bearing the weight and heat of the day.’
But responding to one of them, he said: ‘Friend, I caused you no injury. Did you not agree with me to one denarius?