Matthew 20:6
And, about the eleventh, going forth, he found others, standing, and saith unto them—Why, here, stand ye, all the day, unemployed?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5and, they, departed. And, again, going forth about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Sloth, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
Ezekiel 16:49Lo! this became the iniquity of Sodom thy sister,— Pride, fulness of bread, and careless security came to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the oppressed and the needy, she strengthened not.
Luke 23:40But the other, answering, rebuked him, and said—Neither fearest, thou, God, in that thou art, in the same judgment?
Acts 17:21Now, all Athenians and the sojourning foreigners, unto nothing else, were devoting their leisure, than to be telling or hearing, something newer.
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 →