For a penny a day (εκ δηναριου την ημεραν). See on 18:28. "Penny" is not adequate, "shilling" Moffatt has it. The εκ with the abla…

A penny a day. The coin referred to here was a Roman coin, equal in value to about 14 cents, [approximately 7 pence]. The original text de…

A penny a day — Measured by its weight, the "penny"—i.e., the Roman denarius, which was then the common standard…

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…

And when he has agreed with the labourers for a penny a day,
&c.] These labourers were of that sort that were called…

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…