Matthew 20:5

Matthew 20:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.
• New International Version (NIV)So they went. “He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise.

Context of Matthew 20:5

3When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4He said to them, ‘You also go into my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So off they went. About noon and about three, he went out again and did the same thing. 6Then about five he went and found others standing around and said to them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?’ 7“‘Because no one hired us,’ they said to him. “‘You also go into my vineyard,’ he told them.

Matthew 20:5 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἀπῆλθον. πάλιν δὲ ἐξελθὼν περὶ ἕκτην καὶ ἐνάτην ὥραν ἐποίησεν ὡσαύτως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• he went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• theὥραhōra · hourG5610
• sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• ninthἔννατοςennatos · ninth (hour)G1766
• and didποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• likewiseὡσαύτωςhōsautōs · likewiseG5615

Cross-references for Matthew 20:5

• Matthew 27:45From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over the whole land.
• Mark 15:33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
• Luke 23:44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three,
• John 1:39“Come and you’ll see,” he replied. So they went and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
• John 4:6Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from his journey, sat down at the well. It was about noon.
• John 11:9“Aren’t there twelve hours in a day?” Jesus answered. “If anyone walks during the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
• Acts 3:1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer at three in the afternoon.
• Acts 10:3About three in the afternoon he distinctly saw in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, “Cornelius.”
• Genesis 12:1The Lord said to Abram: Go from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
• Joshua 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
• Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter

Commentaries on Matthew 20:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The sixth hour - Twelve o'clock. Ninth hour - three o'clock in the afternoon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The sixth and ninth hour - That is, about twelve o‘clock and three o‘clock.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16This parable is like the parable of the lost son (Luke 15:11–32). In both, God shows grace to two groups, but one complains about unfair treatment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour--about noon, and about three o'clock in the afternoon. and did likewise--hiring and sending into his vineyard fresh laborers each time.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:5

• Aged
• Contracts
• Employee
• Gospel
• Hours
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Labor
• Penny
• Reward
• Servant
• Vineyard
• Wages
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Hireling
• Idle
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Wages
• Wrong

Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings