Matthew 20:3
And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;
Darby Translation
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 the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 11:16But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,
Mark 15:25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
Acts 17:17He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews, and those who worshipped, and in the market-place every day with those he met with.
Hebrews 6:12that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of 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 →