Matthew 20:3
And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
English Majority Text (NT)
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 workers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I compare this generation? It is similar to children who sit in the marketplaces and call to their playmates,
Mark 15:25Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.
Acts 17:17Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those coming by.
Hebrews 6:12lest you become dull, but become imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 1 The Certainty of God's Promise
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 →