And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
What then does the parable mean? For it is necessary first to make this clear; then we will unravel the other point. By the vineyard he means the commandments of God, and the time of working refers to the present life. The workers—those called to the task at different times: early, at the third hour, at the sixth, at the ninth, at the eleventh—are those who have come forward at different ages and lived justly. The Gospel of Matthew, Homily
