“And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.”
After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. The agreed-upon wage for the early-morning workers is a denarius — the standard daily wage for a laborer in the ancient world. The agreement establishes the contract: a day's work for a day's wage. The parable's drama will arise from what happens when workers hired later in the day receive the same wage.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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