Matthew 20:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So they went. At midday and again about three in the afternoon he returned to the market. And each time he made the same agreement with others who were lazing around with nothing to do.

Cross References

Acts 10:9

The next day about midday these men were coming near Joppa. Peter went up on the roof of the house to pray

Acts 10:3

One afternoon at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He saw an angel from God coming to him and calling him by name.

Acts 3:1

The time of prayer was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and Peter and John were going into the temple.

John 11:9

Jesus answered, “Aren't there twelve hours in each day? If you walk during the day, you will have light from the sun, and you won't stumble.

John 4:6

The well that Jacob had dug was still there, and Jesus sat down beside it because he was tired from travelling. It was midday, and after Jesus' disciples had gone into town to buy some food, a Samaritan woman came to draw water from the well. Jesus asked her, “Would you please give me a drink of water?”

John 1:39

Jesus replied, “Come and see!” It was already about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him and saw where he lived. So they stayed on for the rest of the day.

Matthew 27:45

At midday the sky turned dark and stayed that way until three o'clock.

Matthew 20:4

He said he would pay them what was fair, if they would work in his vineyard.

Matthew 20:6

Finally, about five in the afternoon the man went back and found some others standing there. He asked them, “Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?”