Matthew:20:1-15
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For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard .
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Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day ,
he sent them into his vineyard .
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And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace ,
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and said to them , "
You also go into the vineyard ,
and whatever is right I will give you .'
So they went .
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Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour ,
and did likewise .
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And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle ,
and said to them , "
Why have you been standing here idle all day ?'
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They said to him , "
Because no one hired us .'
He said to them , "
You also go into the vineyard ,
and whatever is right you will receive .'
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So when evening had come ,
the owner of the vineyard said to his steward , "
Call the laborers and give them their wages ,
beginning with the last to the first .'
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And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour ,
they each received a denarius .
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But when the first came ,
they supposed that they would receive more ;
and they likewise received each a denarius .
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And when they had received it ,
they complained against the landowner ,
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saying , "
These last men have worked only one hour ,
and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day .'
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But he answered one of them and said , "
Friend ,
I am doing you no wrong .
Did you not agree with me for a denarius ?
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Take what is yours and go your way .
I wish to give to this last man the same as to you .
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Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things ?
Or is your eye evil because I am good ?'
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