No matter when a man comes to Christ, he is equally dear to him. Succa, fol. Yet it shall not be so among you is a stinging rebuke to the manner in which the modern church looks to the world for both its substance and style. They had heard of the miracles that He had wrought, up in the area of Galilee, around Capernaum. Oh, you have to love the mothers, don't you? There was the consciousness of good unattained, a void for which he appeals to Jesus that it might be filled up. And I do believe that in communion there should always be healing services, where people as they take the broken bread and remember the suffering of Jesus Christ, by faith receive the result of that suffering; the purpose for which God allowed Him to be suffered, and receive healing and strength in your body. Kagawa was left standing in a ragged old kimono. (SeeMatthew 9:32-33; Matthew 9:32-33.) 1 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. And she came worshiping him, and desiring a favor from him. The Whole Bible Seemingly, the disciples did not really listen when Jesus said these things. Sometimes those that are converted later in their lives, outstrip those that are converted earlier. Note, Evening time is the reckoning time; the particular account must be given up in the evening of our life; for after death cometh the judgment. b. 45. And because they were sent of God, they each one received from the Lord that same portion.Sometimes we see people who on their deathbed receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and they enter into eternal life. So long as it is all we have to give, all service ranks the same with God. 2. b. So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, What do you want Me to do for you? They said to Him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. First, Some are effectually called, and begin to work in the vineyard when they are very young; are sent in early in the morning, whose tender years are seasoned with grace, and the remembrance of their Creator. Major Prophets Let them read their error in One who was evidently superior to the condition and the ruin of man in Israel. . Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. The New Testament They in turn will give me to the Gentiles, the Romans. By His stripes ye are healed, spiritually, yes, but I do not think that it can be limited to spiritual only, the whole context, and especially Matthew eight would extend it also to physical healing. To represent to us the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 20:1; Matthew 20:1), that is, the way and method of the gospel dispensation. Instead of repining that we have no more, let us take what we have, and be thankful. He never failed to tell men that, even if life ends in crown-wearing, it continues in cross-bearing. The offence removed. For what term are they hired? They have not seized the aim of each gospel. He also gives Peter the keys of the kingdom, as we see afterwards. Those who recognize the grace they have received by being included in God's Kingdom . It was a scorned Messiah who, when rejected of His own people, Israel, turned to the Gentiles by the will of God: it was One who could look upon publicans and sinners anywhere. The money was paid by the overseer, but he was standing by enjoying the scene. (Bruce). So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. The Lord admired the faith superior to Israel's, and took that occasion to intimate the casting out of the sons or natural heirs of the kingdom, and the entrance of many from east and west to sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens. Imagine a slave being given leadership! (Carson). b. Luke-Acts It is a very significant story, for it paints a picture of the spirit and of the attitude of mind and heart to which the most precious gifts of God are open. (E) They will condemn him to death 19and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(F) and crucified. It was just because of this that the orthodox religious people of his time could not understand him. It is easy to condemn the disciples, but the faith and the loyalty which lay behind the ambition must never be forgotten. Matthew 20. Then, in Mark 3:1-35, there are notes of time more or less strong. All that are chosen from eternity, are effectually called, in the fulness of time (Romans 8:30), so that in making our effectual calling sure we make sure our election (2 Peter 1:10); but it is not so as to the outward call; many are called, and yet refuse (Proverbs 1:24), nay, as they are called to God, so they go from him (Hosea 11:2; Hosea 11:7), by which it appears that they were not chosen, for the election will obtain,Romans 11:7. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. At the great day, though the dead in Christ shall rise first, yet they which are alive and remain, on whom the ends of the world (the eleventh hour of its day) comes, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds; no preference shall be given to seniority, but every man shall stand in his own lot at the end of the days. Both Mark and Luke add their own touches to the story, to show that on this occasion there was in the atmosphere of the apostolic band a certain tenseness and a certain foreboding of tragedy to come. i. Judas had been called, but would not be among the chosen either for the higher work or for its ultimate reward-Interpreting the parable as we have been led to interpret it, we cannot for a moment imagine that its drift was to teach the disciples that they would forfeit their place in the kingdom. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. They knew that they were the chosen people, nor would they ever willingly forget that choice. Yes, it was His to rule and command the sea, even as the land and all that in them is. And they went their way. Take what is yours and go your way. Commentary on Matthew 20:1-16 - Working Preacher From Luther Seminary IfPsalms 8:1-9; Psalms 8:1-9 goes farther, surely that was for the Son of man, who for the suffering of death was exalted. He stands with the juvenile delinquents. The parable sets about to correct this misguided notion. And if those who in the last moment come into the kingdom of God, God rewards them, and they receive the reward for their place in the kingdom. The Campus Martius was the grand field in which they were disciplined: there, they accustomed themselves to leaping, running, wrestling, bearing burdens, fencing, throwing the javelin, c., and when, through these violent exercises, they were all besmeared with dust and sweat, in order to refresh themselves, they swam twice or thrice across the Tyber! There is no incident which so demonstrates their invincible faith in Jesus. They confess their faith, and He touches their eyes. It is true, we have only one in Mark, as in Luke; whereas in our gospel we have two. How many millions does the long-suffering of God lead to repentance! The fact is, beloved brethren, there is but one Jesus; and whoever it may be, whether John the Baptist, or the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, after all it is divinely-given faith which alone sustains: else man has to learn painfully somewhat of himself; and what is he to be accounted of? Except where noted, scripture quotations are taken from the Easy-to-Read Version 2001 by Bible League International. "The cross," he said, "was a mousetrap (muscipula) to catch the devil, baited with the blood of Christ.". That was a test of his faith. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Lastly, Here is the application of the parable (Matthew 20:16; Matthew 20:16), in that observation which occasioned it (Matthew 19:30; Matthew 19:30); So the first shall be last, and the last first. Throughout it is the religious kind that are tested and found wanting. ., p. How thoroughly did our Lord take a lowly place for our sakes! i. It might be well enough for a Pharisee; it might be worthy of a legal formalist, but it would never do for God; and the Lord Jesus was come here not to accommodate Himself to their thoughts, but, above all, to do God's will of holy love in an evil, wretched world. Then follows the rise of what was great in its littleness till it became little in its greatness in the earth; and the development and spread of doctrine, till the measured space assigned to it is brought under its assimilating influence. . The work of religion is vineyard-work, pruning, dressing, digging, watering, fencing, weeding. And so, as savouring not divine but human things, he is bid to go behind (not from) the Lord as one ashamed of Him. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. And who knows, but what they may have put her up to it, because when Jesus asked the question, they're ready to respond. [2.] Luke, too, tells how Jesus took the disciples to himself alone that he might try to compel them to understand what lay ahead ( Luke 18:31-34). Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. Pauline Epistles We are, in fact, in the presence of that which John so loves to dwell on Jesus viewed not merely as Son of David or Abraham, or Seed of the woman, but as the Father's Son, the Son as the Father gave, sent, appreciated, and loved Him. This parable explains why the last will become first. His wounds are those which he receives in the house of his friend. (Spurgeon). He was going to build His Church "upon this rock" Himself, the Son of God. Hence it is that He has grouped together circumstances which make this plain, without raising the question of when they occurred; in fact, they range over a large space, and, otherwise viewed, are in total disorder. get to know the Bible better! a. It means that no matter when a man enters the Kingdom, late or soon, in the first flush of youth, in the strength of the midday, or when the shadows are lengthening, he is equally dear to God. The fact is, in judging others we judge ourselves. And they went. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. Johannine Writings The "calling" of which the New Testament almost invariably speaks is what divines call effectual calling, carrying with it a supernatural operation on the will to secure its consent. But if this be so, there is here absolute certainty that our Lord, on the very Sabbath in which He cast out the unclean spirit from the man in the synagogue of Capernaum, immediately after quitting the synagogue, entered the house of Peter, and that there and then He healed Peter's wife's mother of the fever. But the Lord could not send her away without a blessing, and without a blessing reaching to His own glory. Higher proportionate rewards shall be given to them than to others. Those that have had gospel offers made them at the third, or sixth hour, and have resisted and refused them, will not have that to say for themselves at the eleventh hour, that these had; No man has hired us; nor can they be sure that any man will hire them at the ninth or eleventh hour; and therefore not to discourage any, but to awaken all, be it remembered, that now is the accepted time; if we will hear his voice, it must be to-day. 748.]. That the recompence of reward will be given to the saints, not according to the time of their conversion, but according to the preparations for it by grace in this world; not according to the seniority (Genesis 43:33), but according to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. They were not attached to any group; they were entirely at the mercy of chance employment; they were always living on the semi-starvation line. But Christ does not explode at their obtuseness, or blaze at their blindness, or despair at their unteachableness. b. Even if Jesus had not specifically told them, their movement south from Galilee at about the time of the Passover feast made it easy to figure out that Jesus and the disciples would be in Jerusalem for Passover. Slaves and servants were regarded as being at least to some extent attached to the family; they were within the group; their fortunes would vary with the fortunes of the family, but they would never be in any imminent danger of starvation in normal times. . Lesson focus: Though we can become competitive and weigh our success on what others do, the Bible emphasizes that the grace of God is the only thing worth bragging rights.Passage: Various New Testament references, most notably Matthew 20:1-16 and Ephesians 2:8-10Target Audience: Kindergarten-6th Grade (adaptable older or younger)Materials Needed: Chairs, music, puzzles, cups (plastic or . Then says the unclean spirit, "I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept and garnished. The power of divine grace is magnified in the conversion of some, when they are in the midst of their pleasures and worldly pursuits, as Paul. Certainly, He did not arrange His own betrayal. In the pagan world humility was regarded, not so much as a virtue, but as a vice. 4 He told them, 'You also go and work in my . Whether you love to hike, bike, paddle or simply chase waterfalls, we have an Adventure Challenge for you! To underscore this, Jesus will give a parable (20:1-16) that amplifies the principle: 'many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first'," (20:16; 16:25). What Jesus Did! And I pray to God that we will never lose this concept of the ministry, that we are the servants of all.It is so important that we maintain, because Jesus said. Matthew, Expository Sermons - From The Executable Outlines Series by Mark A. Copeland - Hundreds of free sermon outlines and Bible study materials available for online browsing and downloading. It does not say, that " then there came a leper," or " immediately there came a leper." 1. Accordingly, notice that, in the manner in which the Holy Ghost introduces it, there is no statement of time whatever. Note, First, The soul of man stands ready to be hired into some service or other; it was (as all the creatures were) created to work, and is either a servant to iniquity, or a servant to righteousness,Romans 6:19. The men who stood in the market-place were waiting for work, and the fact that some of them stood on until even five o'clock in the evening is the proof of how desperately they wanted it. Matthew 20:16 Interlinear: So the last shall be first, and the first GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. What can be conceived so perfectly to illustrate the great design of the gospel of Matthew? All of this takes the simple picture Jesus gave too far. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! International Standard Version "In the same way, the last will be first, and the first will be last, because many are called, but few are chosen." The apostles were then sent thus, no doubt, forerunners of those whom the Lord will raise up for the latter day. There may be desires, there may be the working of the Spirit of God, but there can be no power to walk before men and to glorify God thus till there is forgiveness possessed and enjoyed in the heart. Thus explained, this parable has no reference to the call of the Gentiles, nor to the call of aged sinners, nor to the call of sinners out of the church at all. It is an evil eye, which is displeased at the good of others, and desires their hurt. This was testing matters more closely. Israel must give full testimony in the bright day of His coming. We have, first, the sower sowing the word. And so with the other conversation: "Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father;" it was after the glory of Christ had been witnessed on the holy mount, when man's selfishness of heart showed itself in contrast to the grace of God. If he were willing to follow the Lord, it was for what he could get. When did this take place, if we enquire into it merely as a matter of historical fact? A few I have chosen for higher stations in the church. The Lord has nothing for them, or for Him, but to go right on to the end. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation." And He prophesied so accurately the things.First of all, He is going to be betrayed. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. "Thank the Lord, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle, my merciful one, my fortress, my stronghold, and my savior, my". The parable of the workers in the vineyard 20:1-16. Let none suppose that, in giving my own convictions, I have the presumptuous thought of putting these forward as if they were the sole motives in God's mind. We are going to Jerusalem. Matthew 20:16 - Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse The apostles were sent forth at the first and third hour of the gospel day; they had a first and a second mission, while Christ was on earth, and their business was to call in the Jews; after Christ's ascension, about the sixth and ninth hour, they went out again on the same errand, preaching the gospel to the Jews only, to them in Judea first, and afterward to them of the dispersion; but, at length, as it were about the eleventh hour, they called the Gentiles to the same work and privilege with the Jews, and told them that in Christ Jesus there should be no difference made between Jew and Greek. Their reward was as much of grace as was that of the bitter "firsters"! it was not for the whole the Physician was needed. WATCH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CHALLENGE WAS Hey, Im Tia and my aim is to travel the world with my camera and of course my wonderful partner is coming along and enjoying the ride with me ! For they needed someone to help Him bear the cross. What feelings at such a time! 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GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible The prisoner would be tied to a post in such a way, as your back would be stretched. d. Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? This question is accordingly put to the proof in the ninth chapter. Surely, had he seen this, everything was there; but he saw it not, and so the Lord spread out His actual portion, as it literally was, without one word about the unseen and eternal. On this the Lord proceeds to take a step farther, and makes a deeper inroad, if possible, upon Jewish prejudice. Here is the account with the labourers. Nor is this all. They did not see why they should be allowed to stake their claims to preeminence. It was an imperfect faith but they acted on it; and Jesus accepted it. Origen has no doubt that the ransom was paid to the devil. He could not bear to see them idle. In Matthew 15:1-39 we have another picture, and twofold. "What do you want me to do for you?" For many are called, but few chosen.. Major Prophets "And He entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into His own city." Matthew 20:16 Context 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Proud member And Peter quoting Isaiah looking back at that scourging said, "by His stripes, ye were, past tense, healed"( 1 Peter 2:24 ). The market-place was the equivalent of the labour exchange. However suitable to the Jewish expectation that He should be found a man, undeniably there was that apparent which was infinitely above the Jew's thought; for the Jew showed his own degradation and unbelief in the low ideas he entertained of the Messiah. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. 4. e T. Bab. Wisdom Literature That which was the first in order chose the four citizens who were judged the most proper to serve in the war; and the six tribunes who commanded the first legion chose one of these four, whom they liked best. When God settles all the accounts, then things are going to be valued by his standards and not the world's standards.

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