Matthew 20:3
And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place;
Noyes Bible
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 laborers for a denary a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, And the idle person shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows,
Mark 15:25And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
Acts 17:17Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout [[Greeks]], and in the market daily with those that met him.
Hebrews 6:12that ye may not become slothful, but imitators of those who through faith and endurance 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 →