StanJ
Lifelong student of God's Word.
No sorry Jack, the context/moral to this parable is shown in v13-16.shturt678 said:Thank you for your response and caring!
Matt.20:1-16, "hire laborers for the vineyard" is about the "called," visible church on earth in veiled parabolic language, and to undress this one is going to wall this thread thus let's move to an easier to undress Parable in Matt.22:1-14, viz., v.3, "to call" then fast forward to v.14, "For many are called ones,..." Thus let's not throw out the baby with the dishwater, O.K.?
However you do have the right idea...keep the money and land coming in with a combined call. I'm going to have to hit the Hawaiian Lulu Bowl this morning for fuel as my wallet flattened again...going to start disliking elephants pretty soon.
Old Jack changing the water....keeping the baby...agape those called babies.
V14 says; Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. I see nothing about "called ones".
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary writes;
This parable, recorded only by Matthew, is closely connected with the end of the nineteenth chapter, being spoken with reference to Peter's question as to how it should fare with those who, like himself, had left all for Christ. It is designed to show that while they would be richly rewarded, a certain equity would still be observed towards later converts and workmen in His service.