Matthew 20:3 - Tree of Life Version

And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing in the marketplace, idle.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And going out about the third hour (nine o'clock), he saw others standing idle in the marketplace;

American Standard Version (1901)

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

Common English Bible

“Then he went out around nine in the morning and saw others standing around the marketplace doing nothing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.

Matthew 20:3 Cross References

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will starve.

Ezekiel 16:49

Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, gluttony, and careless ease—so had she and her daughters—and she did not strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Matthew 20:2

Now when he had agreed with the workers for a denarius per day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:4

And to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’

Mark 15:25

Now it was the third hour when they nailed Him on the stake.

Acts 16:19

But when her masters saw that the hope of profit was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

Acts 2:15

These men are not drunk, as you suppose—for it’s only the third hour of the day!

1 Timothy 5:13

And at the same time, they also learn to be idle, going around from house to house—and not just idle, but also gossipers and busybodies, saying things they should not.

Hebrews 6:12

so you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those inheriting the promises through trust and perseverance.