Matthew 20:3 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 20:3

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

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ASV

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

WEB

About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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10 verses on the floor

1 Timothy 5:13
And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Acts 2:15
For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
Matthew 11:16–17
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Acts 17:17–21
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

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); and here it will be asked, as usual, [1.] Who hires them? A man that is a householder. God is the great Householder, whose we are, and whom we serve; as a householder, he has work that he will have to be done, and servants that he will have to be doing; he has a great family in heaven and earth, which is named from Jesus Christ ( Eph. iii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

And he went out about the third hour--about nine o'clock, or after a fourth of the working day had expired: the day of twelve hours was reckoned from six to six. and saw others standing idle in the market place--unemployed.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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