Matthew 20:3

In 9 translations

BSB

About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.That is, about nine in the morning

KJV

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

WEB

He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.Time was measured from sunrise to sunset, so the third hour would be about 9:00 a.m.

ASV

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

LSV

And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle,

YLT

'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

DBY

And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

DRC

And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.

GNV

And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ ἐξελθὼν περὶ τρίτην ὥραν εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς·

RP2018

Καὶ ἐξελθὼν περὶ τρίτην ὥραν, εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς·

TR-Boyd

Καὶ ἐξελθὼν περὶ τὴν τρίτην ὥραν, εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς·

SCR1894

και εξελθων περι την τριτην ωραν ειδεν αλλους εστωτας εν τη αγορα αργους

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• 1 Timothy 5:13At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
• Mark 15:25It was the third hour when they crucified Him.
• Ezekiel 16:49Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
• Matthew 11:16–17To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
• Acts 17:17–21So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and in the marketplace with those he met each day. Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What…
• Acts 2:15These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
• Matthew 20:6–7About 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. ‘Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. So he told them, ‘You…
• Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

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