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Matthew 20:6
And about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others standing; and he says to them, Why do you stand here all the day idle?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then about five
Then about five
King James Version (1611)
And about the eleuenth houre, he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
And about the eleuenth houre, he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
King James Version
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?
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?
English Standard Version
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?'
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?'
New American Standard Bible
"And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
"And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
New Century Version
About five o'clock the man went to the marketplace again and saw others standing there. He asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?'
About five o'clock the man went to the marketplace again and saw others standing there. He asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?'
Amplified Bible
"And about the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'
"And about the eleventh hour (5:00 p.m.) he went out and found others standing around, and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, & sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, & sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
"And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
Legacy Standard Bible
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he *said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing around; and he *said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here idle all day long?'
Berean Standard Bible
About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' he asked.
About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?' he asked.
Contemporary English Version
Finally, about five in the afternoon the man went back and found some others standing there. He asked them, "Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?"
Finally, about five in the afternoon the man went back and found some others standing there. He asked them, "Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?"
Complete Jewish Bible
About an hour before sundown, he went out, found still others standing around, and asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day, doing nothing?"
About an hour before sundown, he went out, found still others standing around, and asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day, doing nothing?"
Darby Translation
But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
But about the eleventh [hour], having gone out, he found others standing, and says to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Easy-to-Read Version
About five o'clock the man went to the marketplace again. He saw some other people standing there. He asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?'
About five o'clock the man went to the marketplace again. He saw some other people standing there. He asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?'
George Lamsa Translation
And towards the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and he said to them, Why do you stand all day idle?
And towards the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, and he said to them, Why do you stand all day idle?
Good News Translation
It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. ‘Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?' he asked them.
It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. ‘Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?' he asked them.
Lexham English Bible
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here the whole day unemployed?'
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing there and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here the whole day unemployed?'
Literal Translation
And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here idle all day?
And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here idle all day?
American Standard Version
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?
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?
Bible in Basic English
And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?
And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?
Hebrew Names Version
About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
International Standard Version
About five o'clockthe eleventh hour">[fn] he went out and found some others standing around. He said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day long without work?'
About five o'clockthe eleventh hour">[fn] he went out and found some others standing around. He said to them, 'Why are you standing here all day long without work?'
Etheridge Translation
And about eleven hours he went out, and found others who were standing and unemployed; and he said to them, Why are you standing all the day unemployed ?
And about eleven hours he went out, and found others who were standing and unemployed; and he said to them, Why are you standing all the day unemployed ?
Murdock Translation
And about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others who were standing and idle; and he said to them: Why stand ye all the day, and are idle?
And about the eleventh hour, he went out and found others who were standing and idle; and he said to them: Why stand ye all the day, and are idle?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And about the eleuenth houre, he wet out, and founde other standyng idle, and saide vnto them: why stande ye here all the day idle?
And about the eleuenth houre, he wet out, and founde other standyng idle, and saide vnto them: why stande ye here all the day idle?
English Revised Version
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?
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?
World English Bible
About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing idle and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
And going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing idle and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Weymouth's New Testament
And going out about five o'clock he found others loitering, and he asked them, "`Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'
And going out about five o'clock he found others loitering, and he asked them, "`Why have you been standing here all day long, doing nothing?'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But aboute the elleuenthe our he wente out, and foond other stondynge; and he seide to hem, What stonden ye idel here al dai?
But aboute the elleuenthe our he wente out, and foond other stondynge; and he seide to hem, What stonden ye idel here al dai?
Webster's Bible Translation
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
New English Translation
And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day without work?'
And about five o'clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day without work?'
New King James Version
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, [fn] and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle, [fn] and said to them, 'Why have you been standing here idle all day?'
New Living Translation
"At five o'clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven't you been working today?'
"At five o'clock that afternoon he was in town again and saw some more people standing around. He asked them, ‘Why haven't you been working today?'
New Life Bible
About five o'clock he went out and still found others doing nothing. He asked them, ‘Why do you stand here all day and do nothing?'
About five o'clock he went out and still found others doing nothing. He asked them, ‘Why do you stand here all day and do nothing?'
New Revised Standard
And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?'
And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, about the eleventh, going forth, he found others, standing, and saith unto them - Why, here, stand ye, all the day, unemployed?
And, about the eleventh, going forth, he found others, standing, and saith unto them - Why, here, stand ye, all the day, unemployed?
Douay-Rheims Bible
But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?
But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle?
Revised Standard Version
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing; and he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he went out aboute the eleventhe houre and founde other stondynge ydell and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydell?
And he went out aboute the eleventhe houre and founde other stondynge ydell and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydell?
Young's Literal Translation
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?
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?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And aboute the eleuenth houre he wete out, and founde other stodynge ydle, and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydle?
And aboute the eleuenth houre he wete out, and founde other stodynge ydle, and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydle?
Mace New Testament (1729)
at last, about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, why do you stand idling thus all day long?
at last, about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, why do you stand idling thus all day long?
THE MESSAGE
A Story About Workers "God's kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. "Later, about nine o'clock, the manager saw some other men hanging around the town square unemployed. He told them to go to work in his vineyard and he would pay them a fair wage. They went. "He did the same thing at noon, and again at three o'clock. At five o'clock he went back and found still others standing around. He said, ‘Why are you standing around all day doing nothing?'
A Story About Workers "God's kingdom is like an estate manager who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. They agreed on a wage of a dollar a day, and went to work. "Later, about nine o'clock, the manager saw some other men hanging around the town square unemployed. He told them to go to work in his vineyard and he would pay them a fair wage. They went. "He did the same thing at noon, and again at three o'clock. At five o'clock he went back and found still others standing around. He said, ‘Why are you standing around all day doing nothing?'
Simplified Cowboy Version
"At about five he rode by the saloon and found some cowboys just sittin' there playin' cards and drinkin' whiskey. The rancher asked them, 'Why have y'all just been sittin' around here not doin' anything all day long?'
"At about five he rode by the saloon and found some cowboys just sittin' there playin' cards and drinkin' whiskey. The rancher asked them, 'Why have y'all just been sittin' around here not doin' anything all day long?'
Contextual Overview
1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire workers into his vineyard. 2 And when he had agreed with the workers for $100 a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; 4 and to them he said, you also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. 5 And they went their way. And 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 standing; and he says to them, Why do you stand here all the day idle? 7 They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, you also go into the vineyard. 8 And when evening came, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workers, and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first. 9 And when those came that [were hired] about the eleventh hour, they each received $100. 10 And when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received $100.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the eleventh: Ecclesiastes 9:10, Luke 23:40-43, John 9:4
Why: Proverbs 19:15, Ezekiel 16:49, Acts 17:21, Hebrews 6:12
Reciprocal: Joshua 18:3 - How long are Matthew 20:3 - standing Matthew 20:9 - they received 2 Peter 1:8 - barren
Cross-References
Genesis 3:3
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, or else you will die.
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, or else you will die.
Genesis 20:6
And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.
And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the integrity of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against me. Therefore I didn't allow you to touch her.
Genesis 20:7
Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live. And if you don't restore her, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.
Now therefore restore the man's wife. For he is a prophet, and he shall pray for you, and you shall live. And if you don't restore her, know you that you shall surely die, you, and all that are yours.
Genesis 20:18
For Yahweh had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
For Yahweh had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Genesis 26:11
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
And Abimelech charged all the people, saying, He that touches this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
Genesis 31:7
And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God didn't allow him to hurt me.
And your father has deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God didn't allow him to hurt me.
Genesis 35:5
And they journeyed: and a terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
And they journeyed: and a terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.
Genesis 39:9
he is not greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
he is not greater in this house than I; neither has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
Exodus 34:24
For I will cast out nations before you, and enlarge your borders: neither shall any man desire your land, when you go up to see the face of Yahweh your God three times in the year.
For I will cast out nations before you, and enlarge your borders: neither shall any man desire your land, when you go up to see the face of Yahweh your God three times in the year.
Leviticus 6:2
If any one sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,
If any one sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And about the eleventh hour he went out,.... About five o'clock in the afternoon. The Persic version reads it, "the twelfth hour", which was six o'clock in the afternoon, the last hour of the day. The Jews divided their day into twelve hours,
John 11:9 and these twelve hours into four parts; Nehemiah 9:3 each part containing three hours, to which division there is a manifest respect in this parable. These different seasons of the husbandman's going out to hire labourers, may have regard either to the several periods of time, and ages of the world, as before the law, under the law, the times of the Messiah, and the last days; or the various dispensations of the Gospel, first by Christ, and John the Baptist to the Jews, then by the apostles to the same in their first mission, afterwards when their commission was renewed, first to the Jews in Judea, and then to the same among the nations of the world, and last of all to the Gentiles; or to the several stages of human life, and may regard Christ's call of persons in childhood, youth, manhood, and old age; which last may be signified by the eleventh hour, as also the Gentiles, and the remainder of God's elect in the last day:
and found others standing idle; in the same place and position as before: for the state and condition of God's elect, by nature, as it is the same with others, it is the same with them all. The word "idle" is omitted here by the Vulgate Latin, the Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, and in Munster's Hebrew Gospel; but is retained in the Syriac and Persic versions; and stands in the Greek copies:
and saith unto them, why stand ye here all the day idle? for being about the eleventh hour, the day was far spent, it was almost gone, a small portion of it remained, but one hour, as appears from
Matthew 20:12.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The eleventh hour - About five o’clock in the afternoon, or when there was but one working hour of the day left.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 20:6. Eleventh — Five o'clock in the evening, when there was only one hour before the end of the Jewish day, which, in matters of labour, closed at six.
