'About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. We can lose reward but never our salvation (1 Co 3:14,15 2 Ti 2:12,13). 'For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. Legalism always hinders rewards because we depend on our own resources rather than the power of the Holy Spirit. His reward is according to how we utilize His assets. He rewards according to the standard of faithfulness, not the amount of service. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a a day, he sent them into his vineyard. However, God rewards justly and graciously. 20 For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. God will reward us according to how He accounts things. It is only the Lord’s view of our labor that counts. God rewards according to grace, not legalism. 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the. Their complaint was against the character of the owner. Considering that a denarius is the common pay for a days work in Jesus era, a letpon is just a tiny, tiny portion. 1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. The workers who began in the morning felt they were treated unfairly because everyone received a full day’s wage no matter what time they started. Saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’ These people thought if they worked more they would receive more. Those hired in the morning complained against the owner. Those hired in the morning expected to receive more than one denarius because they worked longer, even though they agreed to work for one denarius.Īnd when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, received the same wage as those hired in the morning.īut when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more and they likewise received each a denarius. He first paid those hired last at 5:00 p.m.Īnd when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius. The owner began to pay his workers at the end of the day. We find payment for services in verses 8 through10. “ So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’ 11 And when they had received it, they complained against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.’ 10 But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more and they likewise received each a denarius. 8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’ 9 And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.
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