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Patristic A.D. 253 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 20:1-16

Origen, on Matt 20:1

Origen · c. A.D. 184–253

Matt 20:1 · Douay-Rheims

“The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.”

On this verse:

“Or; The Lord said to his steward, that is, to one of the Angels who was set over the payment of the labourers; or to one of those many guardians, according to what is written, that The heir as long as he is a child is under tutors and governors. (Gal. 4:2.)”

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