Matthew 20:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 20:5

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

4 and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.

5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing¹ idle, and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day?’

7 They said to him, ‘Because no one hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard,¹ and whatever is right you will receive.’

8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’

9 And when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they each received a denarius.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 20:5

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American Standard Version
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

Amplified® Bible
He went out again about the sixth hour (noon), and the ninth hour (three o'clock) he did the same.

Contemporary English Version
So they went. At noon and again about three in the afternoon he returned to the market. And each time he made the same agreement with others who were loafing around with nothing to do.

Darby English Version
Again, having gone out about the sixth and ninth hour, he did likewise.

Good News Bible
So they went. Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing.

International Standard Version
So off they went. He went out again about noon and about three o'clock and did the same thing.

King James Version
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

New American Standard Bible
"Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

New International Version
So they went. "He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.

New King James Version
Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same thing.

Young's Literal Translation
and they went away. `Again, having gone forth about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did in like manner.

New English Translation
So they went. When¹ he went out again about noon and three o’clock that afternoon,² he did the same thing.

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