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Hear ye another parable. A man was a landlord, who planted a vineyard, and placed a hedge around it, and dug a wine-trough in it, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went away. And when the time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits; and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another. read more.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son. But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance. And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him. Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen? They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.
Again he sent other servants, more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. And afterward he sent to them his own son, saying, They will reverence my son. But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and take possession of his inheritance. And taking him, they cast him out of the vine-yard, and slew him. Then when the lord of the vine-yard may come, what will he do to those husbandmen? They say to Him, He will certainly destroy those wicked men, and give the vineyard to other husband-men, who will render to him the fruits in their seasons.
For the kingdom of the heavens is like unto a landlord man, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. And having agreed with the laborers for a denarion per day, sent them into his vineyard. And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the forum: read more.
and he said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they departed. Again having gone out about the sixth and ninth hours, he did likewise. And about the eleventh hour having gone out, he found others standing; and says to them, Why stand ye here idle all the day? They say to him, Because no one hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And it being evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last even unto the first. And those having come about the eleventh hour, received each man a denarion. But the first having come supposed that they shall receive more; and themselves also received each one a denarion. But receiving it, they murmured against the landlord, saying, These labored one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat. But he responding said to one of them, Comrade, I do thee no wrong; didst thou not agree with me for a denarion? Take thine own, and go. I wish to give unto this last one, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do as I wish with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
and he said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they departed. Again having gone out about the sixth and ninth hours, he did likewise. And about the eleventh hour having gone out, he found others standing; and says to them, Why stand ye here idle all the day? They say to him, Because no one hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard. And it being evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last even unto the first. And those having come about the eleventh hour, received each man a denarion. But the first having come supposed that they shall receive more; and themselves also received each one a denarion. But receiving it, they murmured against the landlord, saying, These labored one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who bore the burden of the day and the heat. But he responding said to one of them, Comrade, I do thee no wrong; didst thou not agree with me for a denarion? Take thine own, and go. I wish to give unto this last one, even as unto thee. Is it not lawful for me to do as I wish with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
The hireling, and the one not being the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees away, and the wolf seizes and scatters them: because he is a hireling and there is not a care to him for the sheep.
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For the scripture says, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The laborer is worthy of his hire.
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Behold, the wages of the laborers having reaped your fields, which is fraudulently kept back by you, is crying out: and the voices of the reapers have come into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
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Masters, award unto the servants that which is right and equal; knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
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Abide in the same house, eating and drinking those things which are with them: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
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But to him that worketh, the reward is not reckoned according to grace, but according to debt;
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Take not gold, nor silver, nor copper in your girdles; nor valise for your journey, neither two coats, nor sandals, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.