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and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Whatsoever is right (ο εαν η δικαιον). "Is fair" (Allen), not anything he pleased, but a just proportionate wage. Indefinite relat…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Whatever is right. Whatever it will appear you can earn. The contract with the first was definite; with this one it depended on the judgme…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Whatsoever is right — The absence of a definite contract in hiring the laborers who did less than the day’s work obviously involve…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Hating indolence and grieving that he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, he hired more workers about the third hour. They would work only…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

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

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

There were twelve “hours” from dawn to sundown. The third hour (v.3) would be about 9:00 A. M., the sixth about 12:00 noon., and the eleventh about…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And said unto them, go you also into the vineyard
Expressive of a call of divine grace out of the world, into the ch…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

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…

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