Matthew 20:9 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 20:9

The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.

KJV

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

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Commentary

6 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 19 (604)

How many fathers were there before the law, how many under the law, and yet those who were called at the Lord's coming arrived at the kingdom of heaven without any delay. Therefore those who labored until the eleventh hour receive the same denarius that those who labored from the first hour awaited with all their desire, because those who came to the Lord at the end of the world obtained an equal reward of eternal life with those who had been called from the beginning of the world.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour,.... Who were the last that were hired; and signify either such, as are called in their last days, in old age; or Gentile sinners; or the last of God's elect, that will be called by grace, in the end of the world: they received every man a penny: the same they first agreed for, that were hired early into the vineyard; and all, and every man alike, not one more and another less.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Who were hired about the eleventh hour - Either the Gentiles, who were called long after the Jews into the vineyard of the Church of Christ; or those in every age who did not hear, or at least understand the Gospel call, till their day of life was drawing to a period.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those whom Christ fed miraculously, though of different sizes, men, women, and children, did all eat, and were filled. The giving of a whole day's wages to those that had not done the tenth part of a day's work, is designed to show that God distributes his rewards by grace and sovereignty, and not of debt.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

They received every man a penny - There was no agreement how much they should receive, but merely that justice should be done, Mat 20:4-5, Mat 20:7. The householder supposed they had earned it, or chose to make a present to them to compensate for the loss of the first part of the day, when they were willing to work, but could not find employment.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

There are undeniable difficulties in the parable contained in these verses. The key to the right explanation of them must be sought in the passage which concludes the last chapter. There we find the apostle Peter asking our Lord a remarkable question: “We have forsaken all and followed thee! What shall we have therefore?” There we find Jesus giving a remarkable answer. He makes a special promise to Peter and his fellow disciples: they should one day sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθόντες	elthontes	having come	G2064 →
οἱ	hoi	those [hired]	G3588 →
περὶ	peri	about	G4012 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ἑνδεκάτην	hendekatēn	eleventh	G1734 →
ὥραν	hōran	hour	G5610 →
ἔλαβον	elabon	they received	G2983 →
ἀνὰ	ana	each	G303 →
δηνάριον.	dēnarion	a denarius.	G1220 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 20:2
He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 3:15
  From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Exodus 19:5–6
  Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Matthew 22:19
  Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
- Luke 10:35
  The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
- 1 Samuel 2:26
  And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew