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Matthew 20:2: Meaning Explained
‹And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.›
Matthew 20:2
“He agreed to pay them one denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.”
What Does This Verse Mean?
The vineyard owner agreed to pay each worker one coin for a day's work. Then he sent them to work in his vineyard.
What’s Happening Here
A vineyard owner hires workers early in the morning for standard payment.
Key Words
denariusa coin worth one day's wages
vineyarda field where grape plants grow
Why It Matters
A fair wage was promised for a day's work. This is how normal business was done.
Did You Know?
A denarius was about a day's normal wages for a worker in Jesus's time.
Word Study
G4856
when he had agreedσυμφωνήσας
G1161
Andδὲ
G3326
withμετὰ
G2040
the labourersἐργατῶν
G1537
forἐκ
G1220
a pennyδηναρίου
G2250
a dayἡμέραν
G649
he sentἀπέστειλεν
G846
themαὐτοῦ
G1519
intoεἰς
G290
vineyardἀμπελῶνα
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