Matthew 20:3
And going out about the third hour [9 a.m.] he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2And agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Matthew 11:16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in a marketplace and calling to their friends
Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
Acts 17:17So he reasoned both in the synagogue with the Jews and devout persons, and in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
Hebrews 6:12so that you not become lazy, but rather imitators of those who through faith and patience 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 →