Matthew 20:3
And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
4And he said to them, ‘You may go into my vineyard, too, and what I will give you will be just.’
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace,
Mark 15:25Now it was the third hour. And they crucified him.
Acts 17:17And so, he was disputing with the Jews in the synagogue, and with the worshipers, and in public places, throughout each day, with whomever was there.
Hebrews 6:12so that you may not be slow to act, but instead may be imitators of those who, through faith and patience, shall 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 →