King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 20:3
“‹And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,›”
Verse 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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