The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is a parable of Jesus which appears in chapter 20 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is not included in the other canonical gospels. It has be
Painting of the parable, by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet, mid-17th century
Painting of the parable by Rembrandt, showing the workers being paid that evening (1637)
The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament, one of the four canonical Gospels, and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells of Jesus, recording his birth, his ministry from his ba
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
…called the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard or the Parable of the Generous Employer) is a parable of Jesus which appears in chapter 20 of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It is not included in the other canonical gospels. It has been described as a difficult parable to interpret. “For the kingdom…
Matthew 21:34–37 on Papyrus 104 (recto; c. AD 150)
Papyrus 𝔓4, fragment of a flyleaf with the title of the Gospel of Matthew, ευαγγελιον κ̣ατ̣α μαθ᾽θαιον, euangelion kata Maththaion. Dated to late 2nd or early 3rd century, it is the earliest manuscript title for Matthew.
Gerard van Honthorst Adoration of the Shepherds