KJV King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 20:3
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
WEB World English Bible
He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
ASV American Standard Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,
Surrounding context — Matthew 20
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἐξελθὼνG1831 · exerchomaito go outπερὶG4012 · periaboutτρίτηνG5154 · tritosthirdὥρανG5610 · hōrahourεἶδενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandἄλλουςG243 · allosanotherἑστῶταςG2476 · histēmito standἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀγορᾷG58 · agoramarketplaceἀργούςG692 · argosidle
Cross-references
1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.Mark 15:25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.Acts 17:17-21Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.Matthew 20:6-7And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?Matthew 11:16-17But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,Acts 2:15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is [but] the third hour of the day.Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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