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When even was come. That is, when the twelfth hour had come, the day had ended, and the time of payment had come.
The steward
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
When evening came — It was one of the humane rules of the Mosaic law that the day laborer was to be paid by the day, and not made …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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
ChurchFathers
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'sBible Commentary
Laborers were customarily paid at the end of each day (cf. Leviticus 19:13). The foreman is told to pay each worker the standard day-lab…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And when the evening was come. It would be improper to look for a mystery in the command of the householder to begin with the last,
John Gill
JohnGill
So when even was come
At six o'clock, or when the sun was set, which was the time of paying labourers their wages: t…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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
ThomasAquinas
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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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes