Matthew 20:10 meaning and explanation

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

Matthew 20:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is telling the parable of the workers in the vineyard, and this verse describes the moment the first-hired laborers receive their pay. They had agreed to a denarius, a typical day's wage, but they watched the owner give the eleventh-hour workers the same amount.

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