Matthew 20:12

“Saying, these last have wrought but one hour, etc.] Thinking it hard, that they should have the same reward for the service of one hour, others had for the service of many. This is grudged by the Jews f1057; ““Bath Kol”, a voice from heaven, went out and said, “Ketiah bar Shallum”, is prepared for the life of the world to come; Rabbi wept, and said, there is that obtains his world (or the world to come for himself) tja h[çb, “in one hour”; and there is that obtains it in many years.” The same observation is also made by the same person, on account of R. Eleazar ben Durdia f1058. So in the parable of the Jews above mentioned, which is the broken remains of a common proverb among them like…”

“Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat--the burning heat. of the day--who have wrought not only longer but during a more trying period of the day.”

“The burden and heat of the day - The burden means the heavy labor, the severe toil. We have continued at that toil in the heat of the day. The others had worked only a little while, and that in the cool of the evening, and when it was fax more pleasant and much less fatiguing. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Thou hast made them equal to us - So St. Peter expressly, Act 15:9. God - hath put no difference between us (Jews) and them, (Gentiles,) purifying their hearts by faith. And those who were equally holy here, whenever they were called, will be equally happy hereafter. Matthew 20:14”

“wrought but one hour: or, continued one hour only equal: Luk 14:10, Luk 14:11; Rom 3:22-24, Rom 3:30; Eph 3:6 borne: Isa 58:2, Isa 58:3; Zac 7:3-5; Mal 1:13, Mal 3:14; Luk 15:29, Luk 15:30, Luk 18:11, Luk 18:12; Rom 3:27, Rom 9:30-32, Rom 10:1-3, Rom 11:5, Rom 11:6; Co1 4:11; Co2 11:23-28 Matthew 20:13”