Matthew 20:3
About nine o'clock he went out and saw others loitering in the market-place.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In Context
2and having made an agreement with them for a shilling a day, sent them into his vineyard.
4To these also he said, "`You also, go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.'
Cross References
Matthew 11:16"But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.
Mark 15:25It was nine o'clock in the morning when they crucified Him.
Acts 17:17So he had discussions in the synagogue with the Jews and the other worshippers, and in the market place, day after day, with those whom he happened to meet.
Hebrews 6:12so that you may not become half-hearted, but be imitators of those who through faith and patient endurance are now heirs to 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 →