Matthew 20:3
King James Version (KJV)
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
In context
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
Matthew 20:3 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
- WEB World English Bible
- He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place,