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Matthew 20:9–10

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9And when the ones hired about the eleventh hour came, they received a denarius apiece. 10And when* the first came, they thought that they would receive more, and they also received a denarius apiece.

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  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius. So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

NLTNew Living Translation

When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage. When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.