Matthew 20:3
He went out again about the third hour and saw other workers standing idle in the marketplace.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2After he had agreed with the workers for one denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Laziness throws a person into a deep sleep, 1 but the one not willing to work will go hungry. 1
Matthew 11:16To what should I compare this generation? It is like children playing in the marketplace, who sit and call to one another
Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified him.
Acts 17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and others who worshiped God, as well as in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.
Hebrews 6:12This is so that you will not become lazy, but imitators of those who by 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 →