Bible dictionary for children
Denarius
A denarius was a Roman coin.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A denarius was a Roman coin. In one of Jesus' parables, it is the agreed payment for a day's work; that does not give it one fixed modern value.
The vineyard owner in Matthew 20 agrees on a denarius with the early workers. The later payment becomes part of a story about generosity.
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Why is the workers' original agreement important to the story?
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The Workers in the Vineyard
Matthew 20:1–16
Jesus told a parable about vineyard workers to show that the kingdom of heaven does not work by human ideas of earning and rank.
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Related reading: Matthew 20:2
When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
