Matthew 20:10
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But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny.

Context
The Parable of the Workers
9When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 10But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: And they also received every man a penny. 11And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,…
Cross References
Matthew 20:2
And having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:9
When therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

Matthew 20:11
And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

Lexicon
So when
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

original [workers]
πρῶτοι (prōtoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost.

came,
ἐλθόντες (elthontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

they assumed
ἐνόμισαν (enomisan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard.

they would receive
λήμψονται (lēmpsontai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

more.
πλεῖον (pleion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

But
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

each
ἀνὰ (ana)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 303: A primary preposition and adverb; properly, up; but used severally, or at.

of them
αὐτοί (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

received
ἔλαβον (elabon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

a denarius.
δηνάριον (dēnarion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1220: A denarius, a small Roman silver coin. Of Latin origin; a denarius.


Additional Translations
So when the original workers came, they assumed they would receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.

And the first having come, they thought that they will receive more, but they themselves also received a denarius each.

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

And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.

And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more, and they received also themselves each a denarius.

And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

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

and when the first came, they expected to get more, but they also each got the shilling.

When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius.

'And the first having come, did suppose that they shall receive more, and they received, they also, each a denary,
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