Matthew 20:3
He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 11:16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified him.
Acts 17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who met him.
Hebrews 6:12that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited 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 →