Matthew 20:1

For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a man that is an housholder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.
- Basic English Bible

For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder who went out with the early morn to hire workmen for his vineyard.
- Darby Bible

For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
- Webster's Bible

For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,
- Weymouth Bible

For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
- World English Bible

The kyngdom of heuenes is lijc to an housbonde man, that wente out first bi the morewe, to hire werk men in to his vyneyerd.
- Wycliffe Bible

`For the reign of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who went forth with the morning to hire workmen for his vineyard,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 20:1

20:1 That some of those who were first called may yet be last, our Lord confirms by the following parable: of which the primary scope is, to show, That many of the Jews would be rejected, and many of the Gentiles accepted; the secondary, That of the Gentiles, many who were first converted would be last and lowest in the kingdom of glory; and many of those who were last converted would be first, and highest therein. The kingdom of heaven is like - That is, the manner of God's proceeding in his kingdom resembles that of a householder. In the morning - At six, called by the Romans and Jews, the first hour. From thence reckoning on to the evening, they called nine, the third hour; twelve, the sixth; three in the afternoon, the ninth; and five, the eleventh. To hire labourers into his vineyard - All who profess to be Christians are in this sense labourers, and are supposed during their life to be working in God's vineyard.