marketplace -- the employment office (they brought their tools to work), a day-worker was the lowest level of employment. They were not as well off as slaves.
Bibliographical Information Gann, Windell. "Commentary on Matthew 20". Gann's Commentary on the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/gbc/matthew-20.html. 2021.
Verse 2
Matthew 20:2
penny -- a denarias, a common day’s wage.
Verse 3
Matthew 20:3
marketplace -- the employment office (they brought their tools to work), a day-worker was the lowest level of employment. They were not as well off as slaves.
Verse 5
Matthew 20:5
sixth and ninth hour -- The day was divided into 12 parts, and in summer the day hours were longer than in winter.
Verse 8
Matthew 20:8
steward ... The workers were paid each day for that day’s work. See Leviticus 19:13
Verse 12
Matthew 20:12
cf. Matthew 19:27
Verse 15
Matthew 20:15
eye evil -- A Jewish expression for a jealous or grudging spirit. Deuteronomy 15:9
Verse 16
Matthew 20:16
last first -- first last ... Parallel use in Matthew 19:30 where the closing expression of chapter 19 opens the parable in chapter 20.
Verse 26
Matthew 20:26
Serving Others - Matthew 20:26; Matthew 23:11 Mark 10:43
Luke 22:26-27 Philippians 2:4 1 Corinthians 10:24