"And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way." — Matthew 20:4

Matthew 20:4 · KJV

“And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.”

— Matthew 20:4

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

Matthew 20 — Context

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

Cross References

1 Peter 4:2-3

That he no longer should live the rest of {his} time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

1 Peter 1:13

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; {to the end: Gr. perfectly}

1 Timothy 1:12-13

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

Matthew 21:23-31

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

Romans 6:16-22

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give unto {your} servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Luke 19:7-10

And when they saw {it}, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.