Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.
Matthew 20:7 - Easy To Read Version “The people said, ‘No person gave us a job.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They answered him, Because nobody has hired us. He told them, You go out into the vineyard also and you will get whatever is just and fair. American Standard Version (1901) They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard. Common English Bible “‘Because nobody has hired us,’ they replied. “He responded, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ Catholic Public Domain Version They say to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also may go into my vineyard.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go you also into my vineyard. |
Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.
“The kingdom of heaven is like a man that owned some land. The man grew grapes on his land. One morning, the man went out very early to hire some other people to work in his field.
At about five o’clock the man went to the market place again. He saw some other people standing there. The man asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?’
“At the end of the day, the owner of the field said to the boss of all the workers, ‘Call the workers and pay all of them. Start by paying the last people I hired. Then pay all of them, ending with the workers I hired first.’
While it is daytime, we must continue doing the work of the One that sent me. The night is coming. And no person can work at night.
They said, “What shall we do with these men (the apostles)? Every person in Jerusalem knows that they have done a great miracle. {\cf2\super [71]} This is clear. We cannot say it is not true.
Glory to God. God is the One who can make you strong in faith. God can use the Good News {\cf2\super [163]} that I teach to make you strong. That is the Good News about Jesus Christ that I tell people. That Good News is the secret truth that God has made known. That secret truth was hidden since the beginning.
Remember that the Lord will give every person a reward for doing good. Every person, slave or free, will get a reward for the good things he does.
God is fair. God will remember all the work you have done. And God will remember that you showed your love to him by helping his people. And God will remember that you continue to help his people.