Introduction
More lessons for life.
Questions
1. Why are the early labourers cross about their wages?
v 11 and 12 When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household, saying, These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!
2. What is the master's reply to the servants who are dissatisfied with their wages?
v 13 to 15 ... ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius? Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you. Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? ...
3. What does Jesus say about wanting to be great?
v 26 to 28 ... but whoever desires to become great amongst you shall be your servant. Whoever desires to be first amongst you shall be your bondservant, even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Summary Points
- v 1 to 16 Jesus tells a parable about labourers in a vineyard. Those who work longest complain when they all receive the same amount of pay. The master reminds them that they have all received what they agreed to and he decides what he does with his own money
- v 17 to 19 Jesus foretells his suffering, death and resurrection
- v 20 to 28 The other disciples are indignant when Zebedee’s children ask Jesus for the best places in his Kingdom. Jesus tells them to follow his example and be servants if they really want to be great
v 29 to 34 Coming out of Jericho, Jesus gives sight to two blind men who call him son of David