Matthew 20:8
And evening having come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen, and pay them the reward, having begun from the last—to the first.
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In Context
9And they of about the eleventh hour having come, each received a denarius.
Cross References
Genesis 39:4and Joseph finds grace in his eyes and serves him, and he appoints him over his house, and all that he has he has given into his hand.
Leviticus 19:13You do not oppress your neighbor, nor take plunder; the wages of the hired worker do not remain with you until morning.
Ruth 2:6And the young man who is set over the reapers answers and says, “A young woman—Moabitess—she [is], who came back with Naomi from the fields of Moab,
Matthew 25:19And after a long time comes the lord of those servants, and takes reckoning with them;
Luke 8:3and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to Him from their substance.
Luke 12:42And the LORD said, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord will set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
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 →