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Matthew 20 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Matthew 20, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Matthew 20 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
ἀμπελών ampelṓn G290 5 vineyard
υἱός huiós G5207 7 child, foal, son
ἔσχατος éschatos G2078 5 ends of, last, latter end, lowest
θέλω thélō G2309 6 desire, be disposed, intend, list
δηνάριον dēnárion G1220 4 pence, penny
πρῶτος prōtos G4413 5 before, beginning, best, chief
ὥρα hṓra G5610 4 day, hour, instant, season

How preachers through history handled this text

43 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 20, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Aquinas 19 Spurgeon 7 Matthew Henry 5 J. C. Ryle 4 Alexander MacLaren 3 Chrysostom 2 Ambrose 1 +2 more

“The direct object of this parable seems to be, to show that though the Jews were first called into the vineyard, at length the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles, and they should be admitted to equal privileges and advantages with the Jews. The parable may also be applied more generally, and shows, 1. That God is debtor to no man. 2. That many who begin last, and promise little in religion, sometimes, by the blessing of God, arrive at a great deal of knowledge, grace, and usefulness. 3. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 20:1–16 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Matt 20:17
  • Jericho 2 — Matt 20:29

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