For (γαρ). The parable of the house illustrates the aphorism in 19:30.A man that is a householder (ανθρωπω οικοδε…

For the kingdom of heaven, etc. The word "for" shows that this chapter should have been connected with the preceding. The parable was spok…

For the kingdom — The chapter division here is singularly unfortunate, as it separates the parable from both the events that promp…

The kingdom of heaven is all of grace, and so is the service connected with it. Let this be remembered in the exposition of this parable. The call …

Remigius of Auxerre: To establish the truth of the saying, “There are many who are first who will be last, and the last fi…

The normal working day was ten hours or so, not counting breaks. The landowner in the parable finds his first set of workers at about 6 A. M. and a…

As this parable is nothing other than a confirmation of the preceding sentence, the last shall be first, it now remains to see how it shou…

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man
That is, the Gospel dispensation, or times of the Messiah, may fitly be…

This parable's primary purpose seems to show that although the Jews were first called into the vineyard, the gospel would eventually be preached to…

Above, the Lord spoke about the attainment of the kingdom of heaven by the common way of salvation and by the way of perfection. Because certain pe…