Matthew 20:7
They said to him,‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them,‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’
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- Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.
- Matt 22:9-9 : 9 So go into the main streets and invite everyone you find to the wedding banquet.’ 10 And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
- Luke 14:21-23 : 21 So the slave came back and reported this to his master. Then the master of the household was furious and said to his slave,‘Go out quickly to the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’ 22 Then the slave said,‘Sir, what you instructed has been done, and there is still room.’ 23 So the master said to his slave,‘Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.
- John 9:4 : 4 We must perform the deeds of the one who sent me as long as it is daytime. Night is coming when no one can work.
- Acts 4:16 : 16 saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.
- Acts 17:30-31 : 30 Therefore, although God has overlooked such times of ignorance, he now commands all people everywhere to repent, 31 because he has set a day on which he is going to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom he designated, having provided proof to everyone by raising him from the dead.”
- Rom 10:14-17 : 14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written,“How timely is the arrival of those who proclaim the good news.” 16 But not all have obeyed the good news, for Isaiah says,“Lord, who has believed our report?” 17 Consequently faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the preached word of Christ.
- Rom 16:25 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,
- Eph 2:11-12 : 11 New Life Corporately Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh– who are called“uncircumcision” by the so-called“circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands– 12 that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
- Eph 3:5-6 : 5 (which was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit), 6 namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
- Eph 6:8 : 8 because you know that each person, whether slave or free, if he does something good, this will be rewarded by the Lord.
- Col 1:26 : 26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.
- Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Matt 20:1-66 verses89%
1 Workers in the Vineyard“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
2 And after agreeing with the workers for the standard wage, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 When it was about nine o’clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.
4 He said to them,‘You go into the vineyard too, and I will give you whatever is right.’
5 So they went. When he went out again about noon and three o’clock that afternoon, he did the same thing.
6 And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them,‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’
- Matt 20:8-169 verses88%
8 When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his manager,‘Call the workers and give the pay starting with the last hired until the first.’
9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each received a full day’s pay.
10 And when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more. But each one also received the standard wage.
11 When they received it, they began to complain against the landowner,
12 saying,‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’
13 And the landowner replied to one of them,‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?
14 Take what is yours and go. I want to give to this last man the same as I gave to you.
15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
- Matt 21:28-303 verses79%
28 The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
29 The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.
30 The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.
- Luke 20:13-164 verses76%
13 Then the owner of the vineyard said,‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’
14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another,‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’
15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When the people heard this, they said,“May this never happen!”
- Luke 20:9-113 verses76%
9 The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to tell the people this parable:“A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time.
10 When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his slave and sent him away empty-handed.
11 So he sent another slave. They beat this one too, treated him outrageously, and sent him away empty-handed.
- Matt 21:33-419 verses75%
33 The Parable of the Tenants“Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
34 When the harvest time was near, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his portion of the crop.
35 But the tenants seized his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first, and they treated them the same way.
37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying,‘They will respect my son.’
38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves,‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’
39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
41 They said to him,“He will utterly destroy those evil men! Then he will lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his portion at the harvest.”
- Mark 12:1-22 verses74%
1 The Parable of the Tenants Then he began to speak to them in parables:“A man planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, dug a pit for its winepress, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went on a journey.
2 At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
- Mark 12:7-93 verses73%
7 But those tenants said to one another,‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and the inheritance will be ours!’
8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw his body out of the vineyard.
9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.
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7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
- John 4:36-383 verses72%
36 The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.
37 For in this instance the saying is true,‘One sows and another reaps.’
38 I sent you to reap what you did not work for; others have labored and you have entered into their labor.”
- Matt 9:37-382 verses71%
37 Then he said to his disciples,“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.
38 Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest-ready fields.”
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15 You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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2 He said to them,“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest.
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7 Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.
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28 He said,‘An enemy has done this!’ So the slaves replied,‘Do you want us to go and gather it?’
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3 He sent his slaves to summon those who had been invited to the banquet, but they would not come.