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They said to him, `Because no one has hired us.` He said to them, `You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.`
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A Call to All Nations
Several commentators, including John Gill and Matthew Henry, interpret the eleventh-hour workers as representing the Gentiles. Their excuse, "no one has hired us," was historically valid, as they had not received the same prophetic call as Israel. This parable illustrates God's plan to extend His gracious invitation and full kingdom privileges to all nations, not just those who were called first.
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19th Century
Anglican
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…
Baptist
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto…
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They say unto him, because no man has hired us This may be fitly applied to the Gentiles, who hundreds of years were…
Presbyterian
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…
13th Century
Catholic
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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