Matthew 20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.

Matthew 20:10 "And when those [hired] first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received each one a denarius.

10. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more--This is that calculating, mercenary spirit which had peeped out--though perhaps very slightly--in Peter's question (Mt 19:27), and which this parable was designed once for all to put down among the servants of Christ.

JFB.

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Brief Summary: We have four things in this chapter. I. The parable of the labourers in the vineyard (v. 1-16). II. A prediction of Christ's approaching sufferings (v. 17-19). III. The petition of two of the disciples, by their mother, reproved (v. 20-28). IV. The petition of the two blind men granted, and their eyes opened (v. 29-34). MHC

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The parable of the labourers in the vineyard. (1-16)
Jesus again foretells his sufferings. (17-19)
The ambition of James and John. (20-28)
Jesus gives sight to two blind men near Jericho. (29-34)

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Matthew 20:10 "And when those [hired] first came, they thought that they would receive more; and they also received each one a denarius.

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