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They murmured (εγογγυζον). Onomatopoetic word, the meaning suiting the sound. Our words murmur and grumble are similar. Probably h…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Murmured. Complained. Found fault with.
The good man of the house. The original here is the same word which,[Reference Matt…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
They murmured — The Greek tense used here indicates that this was not a single complaint, but repeated and prolonged murmuring.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And when they had rec…
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 Gill
JohnGill
And when they had received it
The external privileges of the Gospel dispensation, an inheritance among them that a…
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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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson