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Matthew 20:2–4

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And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
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.
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From verse 2

  1. 2 Timothy 3:15Rank 1 from verse 2
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    15And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

  2. Exodus 19:5–6Rank 2 from verse 2
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    5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

    6And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

  3. Luke 10:35Rank 3 from verse 2
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    35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

  4. Matthew 22:19Rank 4 from verse 2
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    19Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

  5. 1 Kings 18:12Rank 5 from verse 2
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    12And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the Lord shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth.

  6. 1 Kings 3:6–11Rank 6 from verse 2
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    6And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

    7And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.

    8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

    9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

    10And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.

    11And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;

  7. 1 Samuel 16:11–12Rank 7 from verse 2
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    11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

    12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

  8. 1 Samuel 2:18Rank 8 from verse 2
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    18¶ But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

  9. 1 Samuel 2:26Rank 9 from verse 2
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    26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

  10. 2 Chronicles 34:3Rank 10 from verse 2
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    3¶ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

  11. Deuteronomy 5:27–30Rank 11 from verse 2
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    27Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.

    28And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the Lord said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.

    29O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

    30Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.

  12. Ecclesiastes 12:1Rank 12 from verse 2
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    1REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

  13. Luke 1:15Rank 13 from verse 2
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    15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

  14. Matthew 18:28Rank 14 from verse 2
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    28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

  15. Matthew 20:13Rank 15 from verse 2
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    13But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

  16. Revelation 6:6Rank 16 from verse 2
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    6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

  17. 1 Samuel 3:1Rank 17 from verse 2
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    1AND the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

  18. 1 Samuel 3:21Rank 18 from verse 2
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    21And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.

From verse 3

  1. 1 Timothy 5:13Rank 1 from verse 3
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    13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

  2. Proverbs 19:15Rank 2 from verse 3
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  3. Acts 17:17–21Rank 3 from verse 3
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    17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

    18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

    19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

    20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

    21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

  4. Acts 2:15Rank 4 from verse 3
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    15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

  5. Ezekiel 16:49Rank 5 from verse 3
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    49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

  6. Mark 15:25Rank 6 from verse 3
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    25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

  7. Matthew 11:16–17Rank 7 from verse 3
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    16¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

    17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

  8. Matthew 20:6–7Rank 8 from verse 3
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    6And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

    7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

  9. Hebrews 6:12Rank 9 from verse 3
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    12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

From verse 4

  1. 1 Peter 4:2–3Rank 1 from verse 4
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    2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

  2. 1 Corinthians 6:11Rank 2 from verse 4
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    11And 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.

  3. 1 Peter 1:13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13Wherefore 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;

  4. 1 Timothy 1:12–13Rank 4 from verse 4
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    12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

    13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

  5. Colossians 4:1Rank 5 from verse 4
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    1MASTERS, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

  6. Luke 19:7–10Rank 6 from verse 4
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    7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

    8And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

    9And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

    10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

  7. Matthew 21:23–31Rank 7 from verse 4
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    23¶ 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?

    24And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

    25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

    26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

    27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

    28¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

    29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

    30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

    31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

  8. Matthew 9:9Rank 8 from verse 4
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    9¶ And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

  9. Romans 6:16–22Rank 9 from verse 4
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    16Know 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?

    17But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

    18Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

    19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

    20For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.

    21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

    22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

  10. Titus 3:8Rank 10 from verse 4
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    8This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

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Matthew 20:2

COMBINED MEANING

agreed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of agree, meaning to come to one opinion or mind; to concur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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penny

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An ancient coin or money of account whose value differed by time and country.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Matthew 20:3

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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standing

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Sense 1: Remaining upright, fixed, established, or in place. Sense 2: As a noun, position, continuance, or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

idle

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Sense 1: Inactive, not working, unemployed, slothful, or without useful occupation. Sense 2: Empty, fruitless, careless, unprofitable, or lacking credible effect, as of words or tales.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 20:4

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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whatsoever

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Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.

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right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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20:1FOR the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

20:2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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20:3And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

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

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20:5Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

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