Matthew 20:6
King James Version (KJV)
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
In context
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.
6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
Matthew 20:6 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
- WEB World English Bible
- About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’ he asked.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?
- DBY Darby Translation
- But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?