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The '''Parable of the Vineyard Workers''' is a parable found in {{bibleverse||Matthew|20:1-16|9}}.

The '''Parable of the Vineyard Workers''' is a parable found only in one of the Gospels: {{bibleverse||Matthew|20:1-16|9}}.

 

==Summary==

==Summary==

Early in the morning (around sunrise, or 6 AM), the owner of a vineyard hires workers, and agrees to pay them a penny for their work.   

Early in the morning (around sunrise, or 6 AM)<ref>The times referenced are based on how Jewish culture counts time, which starts the morning hour at sunrise -- roughly equivalent to 6:00 AM under the Roman system of time, and ends each calendar day at sunset -- roughly around 6:00 PM, at which time a new day begins.  The first workers are thus hired around sunrise, or 6 AM.</ref>, the owner of a vineyard hires workers, and agrees to pay them a penny for their work.   

He goes again at the "third hour" (roughly 9 AM) and hires more workers, and again at the "sixth hour" (roughly noon) and the "ninth hour" (roughly 3 PM), each time agreeing to pay them a penny.  He then goes again at the "eleventh hour" (roughly 5 PM, or one hour before the day's end), is surprised to see people still looking for work, and hires them as well.

He goes again at the "third hour" (roughly 9 AM) and hires more workers, and again at the "sixth hour" (roughly noon) and the "ninth hour" (roughly 3 PM), each time agreeing to pay them a penny.  He then goes again at the "eleventh hour" (roughly 5 PM, or one hour before the day's end), is surprised to see people still looking for work, and hires them as well.