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Matthew 20:12 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Matthew 20:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 20 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. have wrought: or, have continued one hour only”
Matthew 20:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 20:12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour (λέγοντες ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι μίαν ὥραν ἐποίησαν, legontes hoti houtoi hoi eschatoi mian hōran epoiēsan)—The workers' complaint emphasizes the disparity: one hour versus a full day. Their calculation is mathematically accurate but spiritually blind. They reduce Kingdom service to time-tracking and merit-accumulation, precisely the mindset Jesus seeks to dismantle. The contemptuous phrase these last (οὗτοι οἱ ἔσχατοι, houtoi hoi eschatoi) reveals disdain for eleventh-hour laborers.And thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden an...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 20:12
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“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.”
“go and sit in the lowest place”
“in prisons more abundantly”
“you say”
“'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have kept his charge”
“'Behold”
“and the uncircumcised through faith.”
“'Behold”
“but by a law of faith.”
“and withers the grass”