Matthew 20:3

The Passion Translation

Then at nine o’clock, as he was passing through the town square, he found others standing around without work.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:15

Go ahead—be lazy and passive. But you’ll go hungry if you live that way.

Ezekiel 16:49

Behold, the guilt of your sister Sodom! She and her daughters were arrogant, gluttonous, and lived in carefree complacency. They never thought to help the poor and needy.

Matthew 20:2

After agreeing to pay them the standard day’s wage, he put them to work.

Matthew 20:4

He told them, ‘Come and work for me in my vineyard and I’ll pay you a fair wage.’

Mark 15:25

It was nine o’clock in the morning when they finally crucified him.

Acts 16:19

When her owners realized that their potential of making profit had vanished, they forcefully seized Paul and Silas and dragged them off to the city square to face the authorities.

Acts 2:15

These people are not drunk like you think they are, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.

1 Timothy 5:13

Those widows who go around from house to house as busybodies are only learning to be lazy, making their situation even worse by talking too much, gossiping, and speaking things they shouldn’t. They become far too obsessed with empty things that will not bear good fruit.

Hebrews 6:12

So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance.