9And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. …
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: …
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. …
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-16)This parable of the labourers in the vineyard is intended, I. To represent to us the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 20:1), that is, the way and method of the gospel dispensation. The laws of that kingdom are not wrapt up in parables, but plainly set down, as in the sermon upon the mount; but the mysteries of that kingdom are delivered in parables, in sacraments, as here and Matt. 13:1-58 The duties of C…
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