NET Bible
"saying,‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’"
— Matthew 20:12, NET Bible
“Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.”
“saying, These last have spent but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat. ”
“saying, 'These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!'”
“Saying: These last have worked but one hour. and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.”
“Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.”
“Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.”
When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.
And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.
When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,
saying,‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’
And the landowner replied to one of them,‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?
Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.
Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’