Matthew 20:3
And he went forth in three hours, and saw others who were standing in the public place and unemployed.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2And he bargained with the labourers for a denarius a day, and sent them into his vinery.
Cross References
Matthew 11:16BUT to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in the public place, and cry to their companions,
Mark 15:25And it was the third hour when they crucified him.
Acts 17:17And he spake in the synagogue with the Jihudoyee, and with those who worshipped Aloha, and in the public place with those who met there daily;
Hebrews 6:12and that it be not cut off from you, but that ye be imitators of them who by fidelity and patience have become heirs of the 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 →