Mateo 20:7

7 »Ellos contestaron: “Porque nadie nos contrató”.
»El propietario les dijo: “Entonces vayan y únanse a los otros en mi viñedo”.

Mateo 20:7 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 20:7

They say unto him, because no man hath hired us
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; they were called by grace, became of the same body the church, were fellow heirs with the believing Jews, partakers of the same promises and privileges, in a Gospel church state, and were equally labourers in the Lord's vineyard:

and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive;
with the rest of the labourers in it. This clause is left out in the Vulgate Latin, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel; nor is it in Beza's most ancient Greek copy, though in all the rest; nor is it in the Persic version, which has added, "and they went", as they were bidden, into the vineyard, the call being effectual; but is retained in the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions.

Mateo 20:7 In-Context

5 Así que fueron a trabajar al viñedo. El propietario hizo lo mismo al mediodía y a las tres de la tarde.

6 »A las cinco de la tarde, se encontraba nuevamente en la ciudad y vio a otros que estaban allí. Les preguntó: “¿Por qué ustedes no trabajaron hoy?”.

7 »Ellos contestaron: “Porque nadie nos contrató”.
»El propietario les dijo: “Entonces vayan y únanse a los otros en mi viñedo”.

8 »Aquella noche, le dijo al capataz que llamara a los trabajadores y les pagara, comenzando por los últimos que había contratado.

9 Cuando recibieron su paga los que habían sido contratados a las cinco de la tarde, cada uno recibió el salario por una jornada completa.