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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man,.... That is, the Gospel dispensation, or times of the Messiah, may fitly be represented by a man that is an householder, or master of a family, as Christ is; See Gill "Matthew 10:25" He is master of the whole family of God, in heaven, and in earth, of all the children of God, and household of faith;...
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
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. The Labourers in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. The kingdom of heaven is all of grace, and so is the service connected with it. Let this be remembered in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. That was the usual wage of the time, the daily pay of a Roman soldier.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. It was a fair wage. It was for fair and healthful work which they were to do in the vineyard. They were happy men...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day,.... These labourers were of that sort that were called שכיר יום, "hired for a day"; concerning whom is the following rule (q): "he that is hired for a day, may demand it all the night; and he that is hired for a night may demand it all the day: he that is hired for hours, may demand it...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he went out about the third hour,.... About nine o'clock in the morning, and saw others standing idle in the market place: the place where labourers used to be hired: and may design the world, because a place full of people, and of great wickedness, for the whole world lies in it; a place of trade and traffic in worldly things, and likewise of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Hating indolence, and grieving that he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, he hired more workers about the third hour. They would make...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. You notice that the first labourers made a bargain with the householder, he agreed with them for a penny a day, and then sent them into his...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, It was bad for them to be standing there. No good is learnt by idlers in idle company. Idle men together kindle a fire that burns like the flames of hell.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And said unto them, go ye also into the vineyard,.... Expressive of a call of divine grace out of the world, into the church; and which arises from mere grace, and good will, without any merit in, or motive from man, as the case here shows: for the householder went out to these men, not they to him; he puts the question to them, and calls them,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. Much more out of charity than out of any good that he could get from them. Especially was this manifest, when it got towards the latter end of the day. So late, so...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour,.... About twelve o'clock, or at noon, and three o'clock in the afternoon. These three last mentioned seasons of the day, were the hours of prayer; see Acts 2:15 and did likewise: seeing others in the same place, and posture, he called them, and sent them into his vineyard, to labour there, giving...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. Had it been altogether and alone a business transaction, the householder would have waited to begin a new day, and would not have given a whole day’s wage for a fraction of a day’s work. The entire matter was alone of grace; and, therefore, when half the day was gone, about the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And about the eleventh hour he went out,.... About five o'clock in the afternoon. The Persic version reads it, "the twelfth hour", which was six o'clock in the afternoon, the last hour of the day. The Jews divided their day into twelve hours, John 11:9 and these twelve hours into four parts; Ne 9:3 each part containing three hours, to which...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. The day was nearly over: only a single hour remained; yet about the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And about the eleventh hour-- Why, then, surely the day was over. They were ready to put away their tools and go home. But-- Mat_20:6. He went out, and find others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? “Why?” Can you give a reason for it? Why stand ye here in the market-place, where men come together on purpose to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They say unto him, because no man hath hired us,.... This may be fitly applied to the Gentiles, who hundreds of years were neglected by God; he overlooked the times of their ignorance, took no notice of them in their state of stupidity, blindness, and irreligion; but suffered them to walk in their own ways, sent no prophets to instruct them, nor...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the Vineyard; and, whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. And so the great householder was glad when he had emptied the marketplace of the idlers, and brought in from early morning, even till set of sun, so many that should be at work — happily at work there....