「那些下午五點左右被雇的人來了，每人領了一個銀幣。

约在酉初雇的人来了，各人得了一钱银子。

约在下午五点钟雇的人来了，各人领了一个银币。

约在下午五点钟雇的人来了，各人领了一个银币。

“下午五点来的工人每人得了一个银币。

那些下午五点钟才开始作工的人来了，每个人都领到一个银币。

“那些下午五点左右被雇的人来了，每人领了一个银币。

約在酉初雇的人來了，各人得了一錢銀子。

約在下午五點鐘雇的人來了，各人領了一個銀幣。

約在下午五點鐘雇的人來了，各人領了一個銀幣。

「下午五點來的工人每人得了一個銀幣。

那些下午五點鐘才開始作工的人來了，每個人都領到一個銀幣。

那些大約在午後五點上工的來了，每人領了「一日工錢」幣。

酉初僱者至、各受金一錢、

申盡至者、各受金一錢、

僱於酉初者至、各得一第拿流、

於是薄暮入園者來前、各受一錢。

“ The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius.

“ The workers who were hired about five o’clock came. Each received the usual day’s pay.

And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius.

When those hired at five o’clock were paid, each received a full day’s wage.

“ When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius.

When those hired about the eleventh hour came, each one received a denarius.

And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.

“ When those who were hired about five came, they each received one denarius.

And when they came that[ were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.

“ When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.

經上到底是怎麼說的呢？「亞伯拉罕信神，這就被算為他的義。」做工的人得工錢，不算是恩典，而是應得的；但是，一個人雖沒有做工，卻信靠那稱不敬虔之人為義的神，這人的信就被算為義。正如大衛也論到神所算為義之人的福份，這義與行為無關；他說：

他與工人彼此說好一天一個銀幣，就派他們進他的葡萄園去。

下午五點左右，他出去看見還有人站著，就問他們：『你們為什麼整天閒站在這裡呢？』「他們回答說：『因為沒有人雇用我們。』「他就說：『你們也進葡萄園去吧。』

律法出現，為要使過犯增多；可是，罪在哪裡增多，恩典就在哪裡格外增多。這樣，就像罪藉著死亡掌權，恩典也照樣藉著義掌權，使人藉著我們的主耶穌基督進入永恆的生命。

而且我們主的恩典，隨著在基督耶穌裡的信心和愛心，格外增多。「基督耶穌來到這世界，為要拯救罪人。」這話是信實的，值得完全接受。在罪人中我是首惡，但我之所以蒙了憐憫，是因為基督耶穌要在我這首惡身上顯出他一切的耐心，為那些將要信靠他而進入永恆生命的人做榜樣。

你們得救確實是藉著恩典、藉著信，這不是出於你們自己，而是神的恩賜；也不是本於行為，免得有人自誇。實際上，我們是神的創作，是為了美善的工作在基督耶穌裡被造成的；神早已預備好了美善工作，要我們在其中行事。

另一個就應聲斥責他，說：「你既然同樣受懲罰，還不怕神嗎？我們受刑理所應當，因為我們所受的與我們所做的相稱。但這個人卻沒有做過什麼壞事。」他接著說：「耶穌啊，你進了你國度的時候，求你記念我。」耶穌對他說：「我確實地告訴你：今天你要與我一起在樂園裡了。」

歸於他恩典榮耀的稱讚，這恩典是他在愛子裡特別賜給我們的。在他裡面，我們藉著他的血，得蒙救贖、過犯得到赦免，都是出於神恩典的豐盛。神以一切的智慧和聰明，使這恩典豐豐富富地臨到我們，