Matthew 20:1
For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his vineyard.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Matthew 9:37Then he said to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the labourers are few;
Matthew 13:31He put forth another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again, then for joy went and sold all that he had, and bought that field.
Matthew 21:28But what do you think? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in the 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 →