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Matthew 20:2

συμφωνησας δε μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου
King James Version (KJV)

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}

Modern English

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Greek

συμφωνησας δε μετα των εργατων εκ δηναριου την ημεραν απεστειλεν αυτους εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου

symphōnēsas de meta tōn ergatōn ek dēnarioy tēn ēmeran apesteilen aytoys eis ton ampelōna aytoy

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