But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first
Oh, what a great day to start to see my vineyard in fruitfulness and fecundity. This indicates and requires a lot of laborers, which I will be seeking for in this early morning.
THE PARABLE OF THE LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD(Matthew 20:1-16)
I came here today to look for you for which my vineyard needs your rightful service. I promise that I’ll pay a penny in exchange of your blood and sweat.
Probably, that’ll be a great deal to have. We’ll reach your satisfaction for placing on us your reliance in working with your vineyard!
“Behold, we have forsaken all and followed thee. Verily, I say unto you, there is no man that had left the house, or parent, or brother, or wife, or children for my sake, and the gospel’s who shall now receive manifold more in this present time and in the world to come life everlasting.”
If that’s the case, since we’re willing to work in your vineyard, we’ll now have our way.
For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?
Because no one has hired us.
Early in the day, the landowner heads out to the location where the workers-for-hire wait to be employed for the day. He picks up a handful of laborers and promises them a day’s wages. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
And he went out for about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, doing anything but nothing.
Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, I will give you.
Again, he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, he once again found others who are still standing.
Go into my vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall you receive.