Matthew 20:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 20:1

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

2 Now when he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius 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 to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.

5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing¹ idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’

7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard,¹ and whatever is right you will receive.’

8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’

9 And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.

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Topical Studies for Matthew 20:1:

Heaven {Forerunner Commentary}
Heaven {Nave's Topical Bible}
Heaven {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Hire {Nave's Topical Bible}

Vineyard {Nave's Topical Bible}

Morning {Forerunner Commentary}
Morning {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

Early {Forerunner Commentary}

Other topical entries containing Matthew 20:1:

Parables {Torrey's Topical Textbook}

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