Matthew 20:16

About Matthew 20:16

Matthew 20:16 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on The Lord's Table and Holy Communion and The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in the Bible. Found in the gospel of Matthew, this New Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.

Related Verses

• 1 Corinthians 15:52

  “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

• 1 John 2:18

  “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.”

• Luke 13:30

  “And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.”

• Mark 10:31

  “But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.”

• Matthew 19:30

  “But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.”

How to Apply Matthew 20:16

Meditate on Matthew 20:16 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of The Lord's Table and Holy Communion applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.