Matthew 20:3

Amplified Bible

And he went out about the third hour (9:00 a.m.) and saw others standing idle in the market place;

Cross References

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity], And the idle person will suffer hunger.

Ezekiel 16:49

Behold, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters (outlying cities) had arrogance, abundant food, and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

Matthew 20:2

When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard.

Matthew 20:4

and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right (an appropriate wage).’ And they went.

Mark 15:25

It was the third hour (9:00 a.m.) when they crucified Him. [Ps 22:14-16]

Acts 16:19

But when her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the market place [where trials were held],

Acts 2:15

These people are not drunk, as you assume, since it is [only] the third hour of the day (9:00 a.m.);

1 Timothy 5:13

Now at the same time, they also learn to be idle as they go from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies [meddlers in things that do not concern them], talking about things they should not mention.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you will not be [spiritually] sluggish, but [will instead be] imitators of those who through faith [lean on God with absolute trust and confidence in Him and in His power] and by patient endurance [even when suffering] are [now] inheriting the promises.