Matthew 20:6 — Bible Verse (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?”
Matthew 20:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 20:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 20:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’”
Matthew 20:6 — World English Bible
Matthew 20:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Matthew 20:6 — American Standard Version
Matthew 20:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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?”
Matthew 20:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 20:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? ”
Matthew 20:6 — Darby Translation
Matthew 20:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?”
Matthew 20:6 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 20:6 in Context — Matthew 20
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.
6 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?
7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
What Does Matthew 20:6 Mean?
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