Matthew 20:1
"For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2"And when he had agreed with the workmen for two shillings a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Matthew 9:37And he said to his disciples. "The harvest is great, but the laborers are few;
Matthew 13:31He set forth to them another parable, saying. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard-seed which a man took and planted in his field.
Matthew 13:44"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in the ground, which a man finds but buries again, and then in his joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that land.
Matthew 21:28"But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "‘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 →