Matthew:20:1-16
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For the kingdom of the heavens ,
is like ,
a man ,
a householder ,
who went forth with the morning ,
to hire labourers into his vineyard ;
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and ,
when he had agreed with the labourers for a denary the day ,
he sent them into his vineyard .
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And ,
going forth about the third hour ,
he saw others ,
standing in the market-place ,
unemployed ;
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and ,
to them ,
he saidye also ,
go your way into the vineyard ,
and ,
whatsoever may be right ,
I will give you ;
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and ,
they ,
departed .
And ,
again ,
going forth about the sixth and ninth hour ,
he did likewise .
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And ,
about the eleventh ,
going forth ,
he found others ,
standing ,
and saith unto them Why ,
here ,
stand ye ,
all the day ,
unemployed ?
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They say unto him Because ,
no one ,
hath hired ,
us .
He saith unto them Ye also ,
go your way into the vineyard .
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And ,
when evening came ,
the master of the vineyard saith unto his steward Call the labourers ,
and pay the hire ,
beginning from the last ,
unto the first .
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And they of the eleventh hour ,
coming ,
received severally a denary .
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And ,
when the first came ,
they supposed that ,
more ,
they should receive ,
and ,
they also ,
received severally a denary .
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And ,
having received it ,
they began to murmur against the householder ,
saying
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These last ,
one hour ,
wrought ,
and thou hast made them ,
equal unto us ,
who have borne the burden of the day ,
and the scorching heat .
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And ,
he ,
answering ,
unto one of them ,
said ,
Friend !
I wrong thee not :
Was it not ,
for a denary ,
thou didst agree with me ?
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Take thine own ,
and go thy way ;
but I please ,
unto this last ,
to give ,
as also to thee :
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Is it not allowed me to do ,
what I please ,
with my own ?
or is ,
thine eye ,
evil ,
because I good ?
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Thus ,
shall be The last first ,
and the first last .
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