Matthew 20:6
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
They say unto him, because no man hath hired us,.... This may be fitly applied to the Gentiles, who hundreds of years were neglected by God; he overlooked the times of their ignorance, took no notice…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The eleventh hour - About five o’clock in the afternoon, or when there was but one working hour of the day left.
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the eleventh hour The various hours may be referred in the first instance to the call of a Paul, a Barnabas, or a Timothy, who adopted the Cause later than the Twelve. In a secondary and less…
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