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Verse	Translation	Text
Mt 20:8	Strong Concordance	So [1161] when even [3798] was come [1096], the lord [2962] of the vineyard [290] saith [3004] unto his [846] steward [2012], Call [2564] the labourers [2040], and [2532] give [591] them [846] their hire [3408], beginning [756] from [575] the last [2078] unto [2193] the first [4413].
	King James	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.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
So when even was come--that is, the reckoning time between masters and laborers (see Deu 24:15); pointing to the day of final account. the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward--answering to Christ Himself, represented "as a Son over His own house" (Heb 3:6; see Mat 11:27; Joh 3:35; Joh 5:27). Call the labourers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first--Remarkable direction this--last hired, first paid.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

So when even was come--that is, the reckoning time between masters and laborers (see Deu 24:15); pointing to the day of final account.

the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward--answering to Christ Himself, represented "as a Son over His own house" (Heb 3:6; see Mat 11:27; Joh 3:35; Joh 5:27).

Call the labourers and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first--Remarkable direction this--last hired, first paid.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
When even was come - That is, when the twelfth hour had come; the day was ended, and the time of payment was come. The steward - A steward is one who transacts business in the place of another. He was one who had the administration of affairs in the absence of the householder, who provided for the family, and who was entrusted with the payment of laborers and servants. He was commonly the most trusty and faithful of the servants, raised to that station as a reward for his fidelity. Beginning from the last unto the first - It was immaterial where he began to pay, provided he dealt justly by them. In the parable this order is mentioned to give opportunity for the remarks which follow. Had those first hired been first paid, they would have departed satisfied, and the point of the parable would have been lost.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

When even was come - That is, when the twelfth hour had come; the day was ended, and the time of payment was come.

The steward - A steward is one who transacts business in the place of another. He was one who had the administration of affairs in the absence of the householder, who provided for the family, and who was entrusted with the payment of laborers and servants. He was commonly the most trusty and faithful of the servants, raised to that station as a reward for his fidelity.

Beginning from the last unto the first - It was immaterial where he began to pay, provided he dealt justly by them. In the parable this order is mentioned to give opportunity for the remarks which follow. Had those first hired been first paid, they would have departed satisfied, and the point of the parable would have been lost.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
In the evening - Of life; or of the world.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

In the evening - Of life; or of the world.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
When the even was come - Six o'clock, the time they ceased from labor, and the workmen came to receive their wages. Steward - Επιτρωπος. A manager of the household concerns under the master. The rabbinical writers use the very same word, in Hebrew letters, for the same office, אפיטרופוס epitropos. See Kypke.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

When the even was come - Six o'clock, the time they ceased from labor, and the workmen came to receive their wages.

Steward - Επιτρωπος. A manager of the household concerns under the master. The rabbinical writers use the very same word, in Hebrew letters, for the same office, אפיטרופוס epitropos. See Kypke.

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