3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. We’ll send you a new verse every day to download or share. Share 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius 1 a day , he sent them into his vineyard . Matthew 20:1-16 is a true-to-life parable. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Christ withdraws from Israel with His disciples and heads into the pagan Gentile district of Tyre and Sidon. A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and jthe scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, k‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. 15 mAm I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. Verses 1-16. “Day laborers” would be readily available in the market place. He states flatly that eating with unwashed hands has nothing to do with one's spiritual state (Matthew 15:10–20). There was an error while trying to create your account. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? Matthew.) Your Faithlife account signs you in to all our sites. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius1 a day, he sent them into his vineyard. &c.] External gifts and outward privileges, such as enjoying the word and ordinances, are God's own; and he may, as he does, bestow them on whom he will, and when and where he pleases; as he gave them to the Jews, and continued them many hundred years, when the Gentiles were utterly with them destitute of them; and as he has bestowed them in a more abundant manner for a long time on the Gentiles, whilst the Jews despise and reject them. As Matthew’s Jesus preached earlier, God provides rain for the just and unjust alike (cf. (B) 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. Special grace is his own, which he gives to whom he pleases; it is by his own grace, and not the merits of men, that any are chosen, adopted, justified, pardoned, regenerated, and called; that they have faith, hope, love, repentance, or perform new obedience from a new heart, and new principles. Sorry, an error was encountered while loading part of the book. Get your church set-up with online giving, sermon streaming, and more in under 24 hours. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went. All rights reserved worldwide. For the kingdom of heaven, &c. — The manner in which the following parable is here introduced, (and it is the same in the original,) evidently shows that it was spoken in illustration of the sentence with which the preceding chapter concludes, and from which, therefore, it … - For.The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm at the end of the last chapter, which is repeated almost in the same words at the close, "Many that are first," etc., and "The last shall be first," etc. Matthew 20:1-6 New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. Heaven and glory is his own, of his own preparing and giving; and both grace and glory are disposed of, and that very rightly and lawfully, according to his sovereign good will and pleasure: he chooses, adopts, justifies, pardons, regenerates, calls, and sanctifies whom he pleases; and brings what sons to glory he thinks fit, and bestows it equally upon them: and in so doing, does no wrong, or any injustice to any of his creatures; not to the fallen angels, by choosing some of their species, and confirming them in their original constitution; and by leaving them, the fallen angels, in their apostasy; nor by making provision for fallen man, and not them, nor by punishing them with everlasting destruction; nor do they ever complain of any wrong being done them: nor to non-elect men; for none of Adam's race have any right to grace or glory, and therefore no wrong is done to any of them, by withholding them from them, whereby nothing is taken from them, and given to others; and by punishing them for sin; nor to any elect men, by making others partners with them; since they are all alike by nature, unworthy of grace and glory, and deserving of wrath: what is enjoyed by any of them, is of mere grace, and not through merit; and one has not a whit the less, for what the other is possessed of; so that there is no room for envy, murmuring, and complaint: is thine eye evil because I am good? Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the NEW, NIV, Adventure Bible, Full Color Interior, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Acts, Comfort Print, NIV, Beautiful Word Bible Journal, Luke, Comfort Print, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Personal Size, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story. (Peculiar to St. This is the same region Jesus once mentioned while shaming Israel for stubbornness (Matthew 11:20–24). Matthew 5:45). 4 He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ 5 So they went. 14 Take what is yours and go. New International Version (NIV), The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. 15 Aren’t I permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Sorry, you don't have permission to view that book. Copy, A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer. Sorry, an error was encountered while loading comparison. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. An error occurred while accessing favorites. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And hwhen evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his iforeman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Get beautiful Bible art delivered to your inbox. Verse 1. Proud member 14 Take lwhat belongs to you and go. Call us at 888-634-2038, 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? of All rights reserved. 3 “About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. Or ndo you begrudge my generosity?’2, Read more “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 And gabout the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Matthew 20:1–15 Laborers in the Vineyard 20 “ For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard . By registering for an account, you agree to Faithlife’s. 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. Matthew 20:1-16 The Word of God Jesus said to his disciples, "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. Please try again soon. “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. An "evil eye", is opposed to a good eye, frequently in Jewish writings, as a "good eye" signifies beneficence and liberality; hence it is said F3. Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last” (Matthew 20:1-16). California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. Matthew 20:15. - Parable of the labourers in the vineyard. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Salem Media Group. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’. Sorry, an error was encountered while loading the book. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius [] for the day and sent them into his vineyard. An error occurred while marking the devotional as read. Matthew 20:1. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.