Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 20:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,”
Matthew 20:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,
And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.
Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
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