Matthew 20:10
Modern Translations
New International Version
So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.

New Living Translation
When those hired first came to get their pay, they assumed they would receive more. But they, too, were paid a day’s wage.

English Standard Version
Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.

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

New American Standard Bible
And so when those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

NASB 1995
"When those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a denarius.

NASB 1977
“And when those hired first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received each one a denarius.

Amplified Bible
Now when the first [to be hired] came, they thought they would get more; but each of them also received a denarius.

Christian Standard Bible
So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So when the first ones came, they assumed they would get more, but they also received a denarius each.

Contemporary English Version
The workers who had been hired first thought they would be given more than the others. But when they were given the same,

Good News Translation
So when the men who were the first to be hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too were given a silver coin each.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When those who had been hired first came, they expected to receive more. But each of them received a day's wages.

International Standard Version
"When the first came, they thought they would receive more, but each received a denarius as well.

NET Bible
And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

New King James Version
But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received each a denarius.

King James 2000 Bible
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

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

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

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

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

A Faithful Version
But when the first ones came, they thought that they would receive more; but each of them also received a silver coin.

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

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

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

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But when the firste came also, they supposed that they shoulde haue receaued more: and they lykewyse receaued euery man a peny.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But whan the first came, they supposed that they shulde receaue more: and they also receaued euery man a peny.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Then came ye fyrst supposyng yt they shuld receave moare: and they likewyse receaved every man a peny.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the first having come, supposed that they will receive more, and they received, they also, each a denarius,

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

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

Smith's Literal Translation
And the first, having come, thought that they will receive more; and they also received thereupon a drachma.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And the first having come, they supposed that they would receive more and they received also themselves each a denarius.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But when the first also came, they thought that they should receive more: and they also received every man a penny.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then when the first ones also came forward, they considered that they would receive more. But they, too, received one denarius.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when the first ones came they had hoped that they would receive more, and they received a denarius each also.

Lamsa Bible
But when the first ones came, they expected to receive more; but they also got each one a penny.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But when those came who had been hired first, they thought that they would receive more; and they received each one a denarius.

Godbey New Testament
But the first having come supposed that they shall receive more; and themselves also received each one a denarion.

Haweis New Testament
But when the first came, they expected that they should receive more; and they also received every man a denarius.

Mace New Testament
last of all they came who were hired first, expecting to have received more, but they had only a penny a man,

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

Worrell New Testament
And the first, coming, supposed that they would receive more; and they also received, each, a denary.

Worsley New Testament
but when the first came, they thought that they should receive more; and they also received every one a penny.
















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