Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 20:8-9

"And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling." — Matthew 20:8-9 (ASV)

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

And when souls come to Christ, however late it is, they have the same joy, the same matchless, perfect peace, the same salvation even, as those who have come while they are still young. True, they have lost many days, many hours of happy service. They have permitted the sun to decline and have wasted much time; yet the Master gives them the same life within them, the same adoption into the family of God, the same blessing.