<p>20:10&nbsp;<em>And when the first came, they supposed</em>- NIV &ldquo;they expected&rdquo;. The connection is clearly to Peter&rsquo;s expectation that he and the disciples who had forsaken what they had should be rewarded more than those who had not done so (19:27). We are led by the story line to sympathize with their position- our sense of human justice cries out against such an approach, whereby the harder workers were rewarded the same as the slacker and shorter workers. But that outcry is intended. Because the point is, that we are the colossally indebted man, saved by grace; the 11th hour workers who were too weak and lazy to do much for their Lord. This parable forms an appropriate conclusion to the material which began at the start of chapter 18. The despising of the little ones by us is simply because we have failed to perceive that&nbsp;<em>we</em>&nbsp;are the 10,000 talent hopeless debtor,&nbsp;<em>we are the man</em>&hellip;&nbsp;<em>we</em>&nbsp;are the weak workers, etc.&nbsp;</p><p>Yet&nbsp;<em>nomizo</em>, &ldquo;supposed&rdquo;, is the verb of the noun&nbsp;<em>nomos</em>, the law. They believed it was their legal right to receive more than the later workers. But they had &ldquo;agreed&rdquo; in contract for a penny a day (:2).&nbsp; The law was not at all on their side. They only came to this new and very twisted view of their rights by observing the Lord&rsquo;s grace to the weaker, shorter workers. Their eye or outlook became evil because of the Lord&rsquo;s goodness. We too can come to assume that salvation is our right, failing to maintain any sense of wonder at God&rsquo;s grace to us.</p><p><em>That they would receive more, but likewise each received a denarius</em>- This again is particularly appropriate to Peter, who had to be forced to consider carefully whether he did in fact love the Lord &ldquo;more&rdquo; s.w. than others (Jn. 21:15).</p>