Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet

  This week in my New Testment I decided to study Matthew 20:1-16 which tells of the Parable of the Labourers. Below is the chart that I was to make to show the different workers and what they earned according to their hours. As you can see, at the end of the day, they were all payed the same, no matter how many hours worked. The men that had worked all day were mad at the householder for paying those who had barely worked an hour the same as them. Jesus says that any "laborer" who accepts the invitation to the work in the vineyard (said by Jesus to represent the Kingdom of Heaven), no matter how late in the day, will receive an equal reward with those who have been faithful the longest.

 

The hours the laborers were there	How much the man agreed to pay	Hours worked	How much they were actually paid
Early morning	penny a day	12	penny
early afternoon, 3rd hour	whatever is right	9	penny
late afternoon, 6th hour	whatever is right	6	penny
evening, 9th hour	whatever is right	3	penny
late evening, 11th hour	whatever is right	1	penny

 Below is the ful account of the parable. Matthew 20:1-16:

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.

 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

 5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

 7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

 8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

 9 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

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

 11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,

 12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.

 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

 14 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.

 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

 16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen