Matthew 20:7

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

Cross-reference

In Matthew 20:3, the owner hires workers at the third hour, showing the repeated pattern of gathering laborers throughout the day.

In Matthew 20:9, the eleventh-hour workers receive a denarius—the direct outcome of being sent into the vineyard in the main verse.

In Matthew 22:9, a similar command to go out and invite people to the wedding feast parallels the hiring of idle workers in the vineyard.

In Matthew 22:10, the servants gather all they find, both bad and good—mirroring the indiscriminate hiring of workers in the vineyard.

In Luke 14:21-23, the master sends servants to bring in the poor and outcasts, strongly echoing the invitation of idle workers late in the day.

Ephesians 2:11 calls Gentiles to remember their former alienation — the late-hired workers in the parable symbolize Gentiles called later, a classic typology.

Ephesians 2:12 describes Gentiles as aliens from Israel — the parable's last workers, once idle, are brought into the vineyard, mirroring Gentile inclusion.

Romans 10:14-17 emphasizes that faith comes by hearing the word — the parable's sending of workers prefigures the sending of preachers with the gospel.

Acts 17:30 Parallel

In Acts 17:30, God commands all people everywhere to repent — a general call to respond, echoing the vineyard owner's call to idle workers.