Matthew 20:2
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross-references
Matthew 20:13 references the same denarius agreed upon in verse 2 as the basis for the landowner's reply to grumblers.
In Matthew 20:9, later workers receive the same denarius agreed upon in verse 2 — the generous payment shows the landowner's grace.
Matthew 18:28 also uses the denarius as a unit of debt, contrasting with the wage here — same coin, different parabolic use.
Matthew 22:19 shows the denarius as a tax coin with Caesar's image, unlike the wage here — highlighting varied roles of the coin in Jesus' teachings.
Revelation 6:6 also equates a denarius to a day's wage for grain, directly echoing the wage here in a prophetic judgment context.
In Luke 20:24, Jesus uses a denarius to illustrate taxes — this reveals the coin's identity and value, enriching the wage context in Matthew.
In John 12:5, Judas mentions 300 denarii for ointment — this shows the coin's monetary worth, helping understand the daily wage of a denarius.
Luke 10:35 uses the denarius for hospitality payment, parallel to the wage here — both demonstrate the coin's everyday value.