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Matthew 20:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 20:13

Verse 13 of 34

Scripture focus

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

Matthew 20:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 20:13

Theological / Devotional

One of them. The spokesman of the group, apparently (cf. on ch. 19:27).

Friend. The owner replies in a kindly way. The first laborers had charged him with unfair treatment toward them, but he explains his actions as being entirely a matter of generosity and not of just deserts (see vs. 14, 15).

Agree with me. The first laborers had entered into the arrangement voluntarily, and had no valid basis for complaint. The owner had paid them what his agreement with them called for.

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