Matthew 20:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. ”

Matthew 20:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When even was come - That is, when the twelfth hour had come; the day was ended, and the time of payment was come. The steward - A steward is one who transacts business in the place of anothe...
Matthew 20:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. It is possible (as it is necessary) to distinguish two interpretations of this splendid parable, ( a) that intended by Jesus, ( b) that suggested by the...
Matthew 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

even. Even Bengel held that this refers to "the last judgment". And it is clearly the time of reckoning and of the reward spoken of in Matthew 19:29 , when all will be justly rewarded.
Matthew 20:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. And when the evening was come. It would be improper to look for a mystery in the injunction of the householder to begin with the last, as if God crowned those first who were last in...
Matthew 20:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. When the even was come - Six o'clock, t...
Matthew 20:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Call the labourers, &c.— The equal reward bestowed on all,—the penny given to each labourer as his wages, signifies the Gospel, with its privileges and advantages, which they all enjoyed on a...
Matthew 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. So when even was come - that is,...
Matthew 20:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Labourers in the Vineyard. The Journey to Jerusalem 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult parable is closely linked with what goes before, an...
Matthew 20:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When even was come. — It was one of the humane rules of the Mosaic law that the day-labourer was to be paid by the day, and not made to wait for his wages ( Deuteronomy 24:15 ). This law the househ...
Matthew 20:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1-30 - Matthew 20:1-16 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other throug...
Matthew 20:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Bargaining Spirit Rebuked Matthew 20:1-16 This parable originated in Peter's question. He had seen the rich young man go away sorrowful, because he could not meet the test which had been pu...
Matthew 20:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but according to fidelity to opportunities. The Master was n...
Matthew 20:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"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. (2) And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penn...
Matthew 20:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE REFORM OF THE IDLER ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6-7 This parable is one of the most difficult in the...
Matthew 20:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So when even was come ,.... At six o'clock, or when the sun was set, which was the time of paying labourers their wages: thus in the parable of the Jews, before referred to, which bears some resembl...
Matthew 20:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. Ver. 8. Saith unto his steward ] Th...
Matthew 20:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When even was come Then, as usual, the day-labourers are called and paid. Faithful labourers shall receive a portion of their reward when they die. It is deferred till then, that they may exercise...
Matthew 20:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his viney...
Matthew 20:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Labourers in the Vineyard. 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the...
Matthew 20:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 20:16 " .
Matthew 20:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, ‘Call the labourers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last to the first.' ” Then when evening comes the Estate Ow...
Matthew 20:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 20:1 . For , etc.—The division of the Chapter s is here singularly unfortunate, as separating the parable both from the events which gave occasion to it and from the teach...
Matthew 20:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:1-10 The Labourers in the Vineyard. I. This parable is directed against a wrong temper and spirit of mind, which was notably manifested among the Jews, but one against which all men in...
Matthew 20:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:1-2 . 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 labour...
Matthew 20:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:1 . A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important time of the vintage being understood. It was the cust...
Matthew 20:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

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: The labourers in the vineyard 1. This story is on...
Matthew 20:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 20:1-40 Parable of the labourers in the vineyard . (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) Matthew 20:1 For . The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm...
Matthew 20:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
Matthew 20:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 4:1 ; 1 Corinthians 4:2 ; 1 Peter 4:10 ; 2 Corinthians 5:10 ; Genesis 15:2 ; Genesis 39:4-6 ; Genesis 43:19 ; Hebrews 9:28 ; Luke 10:7 ; Luke 12:42 ; Luke 16:1 ; Luke 16:2 ;...
Matthew 20:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In the evening — Of life; or of the world.

Matthew 20:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 20:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 20:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 20:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 20:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 20:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 20:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 20:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes