And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ de | G1161 | but · conjunction |
| when he had agreed | συμφωνήσας sumphōnēsas | G4856 | to be harmonious · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine |
| with | μετὰ meta | G3326 | properly · preposition |
| the labourers | ἐργατῶν ergatōn | G2040 | a toiler · noun — genitive plural masculine |
| for | ἐκ ek | G1537 | literal or figurative · preposition |
| a penny | δηναρίου dēnariou | G1220 | a denarius (or ten asses) · noun — genitive singular neuter |
| a day | ἡμέραν hēmeran | G2250 | day · noun — accusative singular feminine |
| he sent | ἀπέστειλεν apesteilen | G649 | set apart · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| them | αὐτοὺς autous | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine |
| into | εἰς eis | G1519 | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition |
| his | αὐτοῦ. autou | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine |
| vineyard | ἀμπελῶνα ampelōna | G290 | a vineyard · noun — accusative singular masculine |
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And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny--a usual day's hire. he sent them into his vineyard.
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day,.... These labourers were of that sort that were called , "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 all the night, and all the day; he that is hired for a week, he that is hired for a month, he that is hired for a year, he that is hired for seven, if he goes out in the day, may demand all the day; and if he goes out in the night, he may demand it all the night, and all the day.'' And the wages of a day were usually "a penny"; which, if understood of a Ro…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 20:1-16 Matthew 20:1-16 1. For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder, who went out at break of day to hire laborers into his vineyard. 2. And having made an agreement with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3. And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place. 4. And he said to them, Go you also into the vineyard, and whatever shall be right I will give you. 5. And they went away. And again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and acted in the same manner. 6. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why stand you here all the day idle? 7. They say to h…
Read the whole note in the consoleThis parable is similar to the parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32). In both, God’s grace is shown to two parties while one grumbles about unjust treatment.
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The denarius I suppose here to mean salvation.
He gives to all "their single denarius," which is the grace of the Spirit, perfecting the saints in conformity with God and impressing the heavenly stamp on their souls and leading them to life and immortality.
A denarius was a coin anciently equal to ten sesterces, and bearing the king's image. Well therefore does the denarius represent the reward of the keeping of the decalogue. And that, Having agreed with them for a denarius a day, is well said, to show that every man labours in the field of the holy Church in hope of the future reward.
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