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Matthew 20:7

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 20:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.
Matthew 20:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 20

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
6And about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.
8And when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and pay them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
9And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they received every man a shilling.
10And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise received every man a shilling.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They say unto him, because no man hath hired us, etc.] This may be fitly applied to the Gentiles, who hundreds of years were neglected by God; he overlooked the times of their ignorance, took no notice of them in their state of stupidity, blindness, and irreligion; but suffered them to walk in their own ways, sent no prophets to instruct them, nor messages, nor messengers to them; till at length the Jews, having rejected and crucified the Messiah, and persecuted his apostles, and contradicted, and blasphemed the Gospel, they were ordered to go to the Gentiles, and preach it to them: he saith unto them, go ye also into the vineyard: the Gospel was made the power of God unto salvation to them;…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Because: Act 4:16, Act 17:30, Act 17:31; Rom 10:14-17, Rom 16:25; Eph 2:11, Eph 2:12, Eph 3:5, Eph 3:6; Col 1:26 Go: Mat 22:9, Mat 22:10; Ecc 9:10; Luk 14:21-23; Joh 9:4 and: Eph 6:8; Heb 6:10 Matthew 20:8”
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