King James Version (KJV)
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.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 20
10
‹But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.›
11
‹And when they had received› [it], ‹they murmured against the goodman of the house,›
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.›
13
‹But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?›
14
‹Take› [that] ‹thine› [is], ‹and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.›
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