Matthew 20:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Equal

Luke 14:10

Romans 3:22

Ephesians 3:6

Borne

Bible References

Equal

But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,

Which is that the Gentiles have a part in the heritage, and in the same body, and in the same hope in Christ through the good news,

Borne

Though they make prayer to me every day, and take pleasure in the knowledge of my ways: like a nation which has done righteousness, and has not given up the rules of their God, they make requests to me for the right orders, it is their delight to come near to God.

And to say to the priests of the house of the Lord of armies and to the prophets, Am I to go on weeping in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done in past years?

And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:

Brothers, my heart's desire and my prayer to God for them is, that they may get salvation.

In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.

Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.