Matthew 20:12-14

The Voice

First Workers: ¹² We’ve been here since the crack of dawn! And you’re paying us the exact same wage you paid the crew that just showed up. We deserve more than they do. We’ve been slogging in the heat of the sun all day—these others haven’t worked nearly as long as we have!

Landowner (to a worker): Friend, no one has been wronged here today. This isn’t about what you deserve. You agreed to work for a day’s wage,^[a] did you not? ¹⁴ So take your money and go home. I can give my money to whomever I please, and it pleases me to pay everyone the same amount of money.