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They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Because no man has hired us.—This, again, is one of the salient points of the parable. The last called laborers had not rejected any previ…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, an…

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

They say unto him, because no man has hired us
This may be fitly applied to the Gentiles, who hundreds of years were…

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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