Matthew 20:1
For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 8:11Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit of it was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
Jeremiah 25:3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
Matthew 9:37Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Matthew 13:31Another parable he proposed 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 treasure hid in a field; which, when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Matthew 21:28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go, work to-day 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 →