Matius 13:52

13:52 Then he said to them, “Therefore every expert in the law ¹  who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his treasure what is new and old.”

Matius 20:1

Workers in the Vineyard

20:1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner ²  who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

Matius 20:7

20:7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go and work in the vineyard too.’

Matius 20:13

20:13 And the landowner ³  replied to one of them, ⁴  ‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage? ⁵ 

Matius 21:38

21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’

[13:52]  ¹ tn Or “every scribe.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4. It is possible that the term translated “expert in the law” (traditionally, “scribe”) here is a self-description used by the author, Matthew, to represent his role in conveying the traditions about Jesus to his intended audience. See David E. Orton, The Understanding Scribe [JSNTSup].

[20:1]  ² sn The term landowner here refers to the owner and manager of a household.

[20:13]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the landowner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “And answering, he said to one of them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation.

[20:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “for a denarius a day.”