Matthew 20:5

First Nations Version

“So they went to work. Then, about midday, and again at midafternoon, he went out and found others and did the same.

Cross References

Acts 10:9

On the next day, as the messengers were traveling and coming close to the village, Stands on the Rock (Peter) climbed up onto the flat roof of the house to send his voice to Creator. It was about midday.

Acts 10:3

One day, in the middle of the after-noon, he had a sacred vision. He could clearly see a spirit-messenger from Creator coming toward him. “Little Horn (Cornelius)!” the messenger said to him.

Acts 3:1

In the middle of the afternoon the people would gather at the sacred lodge for a time of prayer. Stands on the Rock (Peter) and He Shows Goodwill (John) were walking together on their way to the lodge.

John 11:9

He answered them, “Does not the sun give us a full day of light? The ones who walk during the day never stumble, because they see the light that shines on this world.

John 4:6

Weary from his journey, about the sixth hour of the day, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) sat down to rest at the ancient watering hole of Heel Grabber (Jacob), while the ones who walked the road with him went to the nearby village to find some food. The sun had reached midpoint in the sky. It was now the time of day when no one would normally come to the watering hole. A woman from High Place (Samaria) came to the well to draw water. Creator Sets Free (Jesus) saw the woman and said to her, “Would you give me some water to drink?” This surprised the woman, because a traditional man would not speak to a woman in public.

John 1:39

“Come,” he said, “and you will see.” So they went with him, saw where he was staying, and spent the rest of the day with him, for the day was almost over.

Matthew 27:45

At the sixth hour of the day clouds moved in and covered the land with darkness until the ninth hour.

Matthew 20:4

“He told them, ‘If you will join the workers in my field, I will pay you well.’

Matthew 20:6

Finally, when the day was nearly done, he found a few more people doing nothing. “‘Why are you not working?’ he asked them.