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The Parable of the Workers

Matthew 20:5

In 9 translations

BSB
So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.That is, about noon and again about three in the afternoon
KJV
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
WEB
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.noon and 3:00 p.m.
ASV
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.
LSV
and they went away. Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.
YLT
and they went away. 'Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.
DBY
Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.
DRC
And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner.
GNV
Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include δὲ (“then”); SBLGNT (2010), Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of ἐνάτην: Textus Receptus: ἐννάτην.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: πάλιν. the Greek text behind the NIV, Robinson–Pierpont read πάλιν; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition add δὲ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οἱ δὲ ἀπῆλθον. πάλιν ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ ἐνάτην ὥραν ἐποίησεν ὡσαύτως.
RP2018
Οἱ δὲ ἀπῆλθον. Πάλιν ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ ἐνάτην ὥραν, ἐποίησεν ὡσαύτως.
TR-Boyd
Οἱ δὲ ἀπῆλθον. Πάλιν ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ ἐννάτην ὥραν, ἐποίησεν ὡσαύτως.
SCR1894
οι δε απηλθον παλιν εξελθων περι εκτην και εννατην ωραν εποιησεν ωσαυτως

Who and where

◆ Jesus Teaches in Perea

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 11:24–26By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. He valued disgrace for…
  • Joshua 24:2–3And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods. But I…
  • Luke 23:44–46It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour. The sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into…
  • Acts 3:1One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
  • Mark 15:33–34From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land. At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  • John 4:6Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
  • Acts 10:3One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
  • John 1:39“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
  • John 11:9Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? If anyone walks in the daytime, he will not stumble, because he sees by the light of this world.
  • Matthew 27:45From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
  • 2 Chronicles 33:12–19And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He…
  • Acts 10:9The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
  • Genesis 12:1–4Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great,…

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