Matthew 20:6

In 9 translations

BSB

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.That is, about five in the afternoon; also in verse 9

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?

WEB

About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’5:00 p.m.

ASV

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?

LSV

And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle and says to them, Why have you stood here idle all day?

YLT

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

But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

DRC

But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?

GNV

And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ἐξελθὼν εὗρεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Τί ὧδε ἑστήκατε ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀργοί;

RP2018

Περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν ἐξελθών, εὗρεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἀργούς, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί ὧδε ἑστήκατε ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀργοί;

TR-Boyd

Περὶ δὲ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν ἐξελθών, εὗρεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἀργούς, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί ὧδε ἑστήκατε ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀργοί;

SCR1894

περι δε την ενδεκατην ωραν εξελθων ευρεν αλλους εστωτας αργους και λεγει αυτοις τι ωδε εστηκατε ολην την ημεραν αργοι

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• John 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
• Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
• Acts 17:21Now all the Athenians and foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing more than hearing and articulating new ideas.
• Luke 23:40–43But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment? We are punished justly, for we are receiving what our actions deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then…
• Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
• 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.

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