Matthew 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Matthew 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.”

Matthew 20:3 — World English Bible

Matthew 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Matthew 20:3 — American Standard Version

Matthew 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Matthew 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Matthew 20:3 — Darby Translation

Matthew 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Matthew 20:3 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 20:3 in Context — Matthew 20

1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

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

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.

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What Does Matthew 20:3 Mean?

Matthew 20:3 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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