Matthew 20:3
And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others having stood idle in the marketplace.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, calling to their companions,
Mark 15:25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Acts 17:17Indeed therefore he was discoursing in the synagogue with the Jews, and with those who worship, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened by.
Hebrews 6:12so that ye may not become lazy, but imitators of those who, through faith and longsuffering, inherit the promises.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 20:2-17
The Labourers in the Vineyard. 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… Read the whole commentary →