Matthew 20:16 meaning and explanation
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
Matthew 20:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks this line as the conclusion to the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, told to his disciples as they travel toward Jerusalem. The workers hired at the eleventh hour receive a full denarius, the same as those who labored all day, and the landowner defends his right to be generous with what is his.
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