Matthew 20:4
‘You also may go into my vineyard,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you what is fair.’
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
5So the men went. Going out again about mid-day and about three o’clock, he did as before.
Cross References
Matthew 21:23After Jesus had come into the Temple Courts, the Chief Priests and the Councillors of the Nation came up to him as he was teaching, and said: “What authority have you to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
Romans 6:16Surely you know that, when you offer yourselves as servants, to obey any one, you are the servants of the person whom you obey, whether the service be that of Sin which leads to Death, or that of Duty which leads to Righteousness.
Colossians 4:1Masters, do what is right and fair by your slaves, for you know that you also have a Master — in Heaven.
Titus 3:8How true that saying is! And it is on these subjects that I desire you to lay especial stress, so that those who have learned to trust in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing good. Such subjects are excellent in themselves, and of real use to mankind.
1 Peter 4:2and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.
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 →