Matthew 20:10
Matthew 20:9-12 The Message (MSG)
“Those hired at five o’clock came up and were each given a dollar. When those who were hired first saw that, they assumed they would get far more. But they got the same, each of them one dollar. Taking the dollar, they groused angrily to the manager, ‘These last workers put in only one easy hour, and you just made them equal to us, who slaved all day under a scorching sun.’
Matthew 20:10 King James Version (KJV)
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.
Matthew 20:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 New Century Version (NCV)
When the workers who were hired first came to get their pay, they thought they would be paid more than the others. But each one of them also received one coin.
Matthew 20:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.
Matthew 20:10 New International Version (NIV)
So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Now when the first [to be hired] came, they thought they would get more; but each of them also received a denarius.
Matthew 20:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.