Matthew 20:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.”
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BSBPD
“On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And when they received it, they murmured against the householder,”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and having received <FI>it<Fi> , they were murmuring against the householder, saying,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Matthew 20:11 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 5:30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Luke 15:2So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 15:28The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.
- Luke 19:7And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
- Acts 11:2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
- Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.
- Acts 22:21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
- Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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