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Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is a parable of Jesus recorded in Matthew 20:1–16. In it, laborers who worked from early morning and laborers who arrived near sundown all receive the same wage. The parable conveys the grace of the kingdom of God and the teaching that "the last shall be first."
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- DenariusBible
The denarius was a silver coin of the Roman Empire in the New Testament era. In the Gospels it appears as the standard of a laborer's daily wage, and in passages such as the feeding of the five thousand and the parable of the laborers in the vineyard it serves as a benchmark for gauging the size of a sum.
- Matthew 20Bible
Matthew 20 contains the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, Jesus' third prediction of his passion, the request of the mother of Zebedee's sons together with Jesus' teaching on service, and the healing of two blind men at Jericho.
- Luke 10Bible
Luke 10 is the chapter in which Jesus sends out the seventy, two by two, to proclaim the kingdom of God. It also contains the parable of the Good Samaritan, which arises from a conversation with a lawyer, and the account of Martha and Mary.
- DrachmaBible
The drachma was an ancient Greek silver coin and monetary unit. In the New Testament it appears in the parable of the lost coin in Luke 15, and it is generally understood to have been worth about a laborer's daily wage.
- Parable of the Mustard SeedBible
The Parable of the Mustard Seed is a parable of Jesus that likens the kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed that grows large enough for birds to lodge in its branches. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
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