# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues telling a parable. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables]])

# When they received

"When the workers who had worked the longest received"

# landowner

"vineyard owner"

# you have made them equal to us

"you have paid them the same amount of money as you paid us"

# we who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat

The phrase "borne the burden of the day" is an idiom that means "worked the entire day." AT: "we who have worked the entire day, even during the hottest part" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/burden]]