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Matthew 20:7
ESV They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
NIV " ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. "He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
NASB They *said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He *said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’
CSB "‘Because no one hired us,’ they said to him. "‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he told them.
NLT They replied, ‘Because no one hired us.’ 'The landowner told them, ‘Then go out and join the others in my vineyard.’
KJV They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
NKJV They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.’

What does Matthew 20:7 mean?

Jesus' story of the master of a household hiring workers for his vineyard (Matthew 20:1) takes a surprising turn. Who hires temporary workers when there is only an hour remaining in the workday? Apparently, the work that needs doing in the vineyard, likely the harvest, is so urgent that the master requires all the help he can possibly get. For his own reasons, and under his own counsel, the master chooses to bring on these last-minute helpers.

The master has hired workers four times, at 6 a.m., 9 a.m., noon, and 3 p.m. The day is almost over, but he returns to the marketplace once more. He asks some available workers why they have spent the entire day just hanging around the marketplace. Now they answer simply that nobody hired them. They were ready and willing but not needed. The master needs them, though, and immediately sends them to join all the others working in his vineyard. No mention is made of what he will pay them. Perhaps they think that getting paid anything for a little work would be worth it at this point.
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