Matthew 20:1-3

Living Bible

20 Here is another illustration of the Kingdom of Heaven. “The owner of an estate went out early one morning to hire workers for his harvest field. ² He agreed to pay them $20 a day$20 a day, literally, “a denarius,” the payment for a day’s labor; equivalent to $20 in modern times, or £7. and sent them out to work.

³ “A couple of hours later he was passing a hiring hall and saw some men standing around waiting for jobs,