Matthew 20:12
Saying: These last have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, that have borne the burden of the day and the heats.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
11And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,
Cross References
Jonah 4:8And when the sun was risen, the Lord commanded a hot and burning wind: and the sun beat upon the head of Jonas, and he broiled with the heat: and he desired for his soul that he might die, and said: It is better for me to die than to live.
Malachi 1:13And you have said: Behold of our labour, and you puffed it away, saith the Lord of hosts, and you brought in of rapine the lame, and the sick, and brought in an offering: shall I accept it at your hands, saith the Lord?
Luke 12:55And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat: and it cometh to pass.
Luke 15:29And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee, and I have never transgressed thy commandment, and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends:
Romans 3:22Even the justice of God, by faith of Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all them that believe in him: for there is no distinction:
Romans 3:30For it is one God, that justifieth circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:2-17
The Labourers in the Vineyard. 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and… Read the whole commentary →