Matthew 20:1
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a certain landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
2And having agreed with the workers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Matthew 9:37Then He said to His disciples, “Indeed the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
Matthew 13:31Another parable He set before them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
Matthew 13:44“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure having been hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it, he went and sold everything he had, and bought that field.” 1 The Pearl of Great Price
Matthew 21:28“But what do you think? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:1
We have four things in this chapter. I. The parable of the labourers in the vineyard, ver. 1-16 . II. A prediction of Christ's approaching sufferings, ver. 17-19 . III. The petition of two of the disciples, by their mother, reproved, ver. 20-28 . IV. The petition of the two blind men granted, and their eyes opened, ver. 29-34 . Read the whole commentary →