Matthew 20:8
“When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the labourers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
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In Context
9“When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
Cross References
Genesis 39:4Joseph found favour in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
Leviticus 19:13“‘You shall not oppress your neighbour, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
Ruth 2:6The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
Matthew 25:19“Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and settled accounts with them.
Luke 8:3and Joanna, the wife of Chuzas, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who served them from their possessions.
Luke 12:42The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
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 →