Matthew 20:3
“And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,”
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.
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.
Cross-References
“For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.”
“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”
“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,”
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”
“Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.”