Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen word for wonderful (θαυμαστή) in Matthew 21:42 and Mark 12:11 has a similar meaning to the Arabic word for Ahmad in Qur'an 61:6. Sami cites "the New Testament Greek Lexicon – King James Version" which translates (θαυμαστή) to "worthy of pious admiration"; in comparison to the meaning of the Arabic words Ahmad and Muhammad, "praiseworthy". Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen is a parable of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew (), the Gospel of Mark () and the Gospel of Luke (). It is also found in the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas. It
Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard the King James Version of this parable is the denarius, a silver coin which was the usual day's wage for a laborer. The hours here are measured starting at about 6:00 AM, so that the eleventh hour is between about 4:00 and 5:00 PM. The workers are poor men working as temporary farmhands during the harvest season, and the employer realizes that they would all need a full day's pay to feed their families. The payment at evening follows Old Testament guidelines: In contrast to Rabbinic parables with a similar theme, this parable stresses God's unmerited grace, rather than any