Matthew 20:10
20:10 And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.
Matthew 7:2
7:2 For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive. 1
Matthew 20:13
20:13 And the landowner 2 replied to one of them, 3 ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? 4
1 tn Grk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured to you.”
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the landowner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “And answering, he said to one of them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.
4 tn Grk “for a denarius a day.”