Matthew:20:1-16
geneva@Matthew:20:1 @ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an (note:)God is bound to no man, and therefore he calls whoever and whenever he desires. This only every man ought to take heed of, and upon this bestow his whole endeavour, that he go forward and come to the mark without stopping at all or staggering, and to not curiously examine the doings of other men, or the judgments of God.(:note) householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
geneva@Matthew:20:2 @ And when he had (note:)Literally, «fell in time»: it is a kind of speech taken from poetry.(:note) agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
geneva@Matthew:20:3 @ And he went out about the third houre, & sawe other standing idle in the market place,
geneva@Matthew:20:4 @ And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.
geneva@Matthew:20:5 @ Againe he went out about the sixt & ninth houre, and did likewise.
geneva@Matthew:20:6 @ And about the (note:)The last hour: for the day was twelve hours long, and the first hour began at sunrise.(:note) eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
geneva@Matthew:20:7 @ They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.
geneva@Matthew:20:8 @ And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.
geneva@Matthew:20:9 @ And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.
geneva@Matthew:20:10 @ Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.
geneva@Matthew:20:11 @ And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,
geneva@Matthew:20:12 @ Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden & heate of the day.
geneva@Matthew:20:13 @ And hee answered one of them, saying, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penie?
geneva@Matthew:20:14 @ Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.
geneva@Matthew:20:15 @ Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye (note:)Naught, that is to say, do you envy at my goodness towards them? For by an «evil eye» the Hebrews mean «envy», because such dispositions appear chiefly in the eyes, as above in (Mat_6:23). It is set in opposition to the word «single», and it is taken there for corrupt: for whereas he said before in verse 22, «If thine eye be single», he adds in verse 23, «but if thine eye by wicked», or «corrupt», the word being the same in that place as it is here. (Mat_6:22-23)(:note) evil, because I am good?
geneva@Matthew:20:16 @ So the last shalbe first, and the first last: for many are called, but fewe chosen.
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