Matthew 20:1
"For the Kingdom of the Heavens is like an employer who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
2and having made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Matthew 9:37Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few;
Matthew 13:31Another parable He put before them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like a mustard-seed, which a man takes and sows in his ground.
Matthew 13:44"The Kingdom of the Heavens is like treasure buried in the open country, which a man finds, but buries again, and, in his joy about it, goes and sells all he has and buys that piece of ground.
Matthew 21:28"But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "`My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
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 →