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When they who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius.
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Grace, Not Wages
Commentators unanimously agree that the full day's wage given for one hour of work symbolizes God's salvation. It is not a payment earned by merit but a lavish gift of grace. As Charles Spurgeon notes, God pays 'on the scale of grace and not at the rate of merit,' demonstrating His boundless generosity to all who enter His service, regardless of when they begin.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They received every man a penny. There was no agreement how much they should receive, but merely that justice should be done ([Reference M…
19th Century
Anglican
Every man a penny — The scale of payment was based on a principle of generous equity. The laborers' idleness was no fault of their…
Baptist
Our Lord’s pay is not a wage for what is deserved, but a gift of bounty. He paid on the scale of grace and not at the rate of merit. He commenced i…
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour , &c.] Who were the last that were hired; and signify eit…
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…
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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…
