Matthew 20:1

The Parable of the Workers

1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

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Berean Standard Bible
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
American Standard Version (1901)
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
Bible in Basic English
For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
Free Bible Version
For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Geneva Bible 1599
For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.
King James (Authorized) Version
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
One Unity Resource Bible
“For the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
Translation for Translators
“In order to illustrate how God rewards people, I will compare the way God [MTY/EUP] rules his people with what the owner of an estate did. Early in the morning the owner of the estate went to the market where people who wanted work gathered. He went there to hire laborers to work in his vineyard.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Noah Webster Bible
For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
World English Bible
“For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
Young's Literal Translation
'For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,