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Matthew 13:24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 21:28 "But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

Matthew 21:33 "Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who PLANTED A VINEYARD AND PUT A WALL AROUND IT AND DUG A WINE PRESS IN IT, AND BUILT A TOWER, and rented it out to vine-growers and went on a journey. (NASB ©1995)

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For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

1 Christ, by the similitude of the labourers in the vineyard, shows that God is debtor unto no man;
17 foretells his passion;
20 by answering the mother of Zebedee's children, teaches his disciples to be lowly;
29 and gives two blind men their sight.

the kingdom. This parable was intended to illustrate the equity of God's dealings, even when 'the first are placed last, and the last first.'

3:2 13:24,31,33,44,45,47 22:2 25:1,14

a man. 9:37,38 21:33-43 So 8:11,12 Isa 5:1,2 Joh 15:1

early. 23:37 So 8:11,12 Jer 25:3,4

labourers. Mr 13:34 1Co 15:58 Heb 13:21 2Pe 1:5-10

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