Matthew 20:6

“And about the eleventh hour he went out, etc.] About five o’clock in the afternoon. The Persic version reads it, “the twelfth hour”, which was six o’clock in the afternoon, the last hour of the day. The Jews divided their day into twelve hours, (<431109>John 11:9) and these twelve hours into four parts; (<160903>Nehemiah 9:3) each part containing three hours, to which division there is a manifest respect in this parable. These different seasons of the husbandman’s going out to hire labourers, may have regard either to the several periods of time, and ages of the world, as before the law, under the law, the times of the Messiah, and the last days; or the various dispensations of the Gospel,…”

“And about the eleventh hour--but one hour before the close of the working day; a most unusual hour both for offering and engaging and found others standing idle, and saith, Why stand ye here all the day idle?--Of course they had not been there, or not been disposed to offer themselves at the proper time; but as they were now willing, and the day was not over, and "yet there was room," they also are engaged, and on similar terms with all the rest.”

“The eleventh hour - About five o’clock in the afternoon, or when there was but one working hour of the day left. return to 'Top of Page'”

“About the eleventh hour - That is, very late; long after the rest were called. Matthew 20:8”

“the eleventh: Ecc 9:10; Luk 23:40-43; Joh 9:4 Why: Pro 19:15; Eze 16:49; Act 17:21; Heb 6:12 Matthew 20:7”