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Matthew 20:10

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But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

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  1. Matthew 20:8

    So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

  2. Matthew 20:9

    And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

  3. Matthew 20:11

    And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

  4. Matthew 20:12

    Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

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