Matthew 20:3
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Matthew 11:16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto their fellows,
Mark 15:25And it was the third hour, and 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 them that met with him.
Hebrews 6:12that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through 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 →