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

3About 9 a.m. he saw others standing in the marketplace without work. 4He said to them, ‘Work in my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So they went. “He went out again about noon and 3 p.m. and did the same thing. 6About 5 p.m. he went out and found some others standing around. He said to them, ‘Why are you standing here all day long without work?’ 7“ ‘No one has hired us,’ they answered him. “He said to them, ‘Work in my vineyard.’

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 27:45At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
• Mark 15:33At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
• Luke 23:44Around noon darkness came over the entire land and lasted until three in the afternoon.
• John 1:39Jesus told them, “Come, and you will see.” So they went to see where he was staying and spent the rest of that day with him. It was about ten o’clock in the morning.
• John 4:6Jacob’s Well was there. Jesus sat down by the well because he was tired from traveling. The time was about noon.
• John 11:9Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day don’t stumble, because they see the light of this world.
• Acts 3:1Peter and John were going to the temple courtyard for the three o’clock prayer.
• Acts 10:3One day, about three in the afternoon, he had a vision. He clearly saw an angel from God come to him and say, “Cornelius!”
• Genesis 12:1The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your relatives, and your father’s home. Go to the land that I will show you.
• Joshua 24:2Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: Long ago your ancestors, Terah and his sons Abraham and Nahor, lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and served other gods.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12When he experienced this distress, he begged the Lord his God to be kind and humbled himself in front of the God of his ancestors.
• Hebrews 11:24When Moses grew up, faith led him to refuse to be known as a 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