Matthew 20:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
"About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

New Living Translation
“At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing.

English Standard Version
And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Berean Study Bible
About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

New American Standard Bible
And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace;

NASB 1995
"And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

NASB 1977
“And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the market place;

Amplified Bible
And he went out about the third hour (9:00 a.m.) and saw others standing idle in the market place;

Christian Standard Bible
When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

Contemporary English Version
About nine that morning, the man saw some other people standing in the market with nothing to do.

Good News Translation
He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
About 9 a.m. he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.

International Standard Version
When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing in the marketplace without work.

NET Bible
When it was about nine o'clock in the morning, he went out again and saw others standing around in the marketplace without work.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

New King James Version
And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

King James 2000 Bible
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

New Heart English Bible
He went out about nine in the morning, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

World English Bible
He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

American King James Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

American Standard Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

A Faithful Version
And when he went out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace;

Darby Bible Translation
And having gone out about [the] third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle;

English Revised Version
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

Webster's Bible Translation
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he went out about the third houre, & sawe other standing idle in the market place,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he went out about the thirde houre, and sawe other standyng idle in the market place,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And aboute ye thirde houre he wente out, and sawe other stondinge ydle in the market place,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he went out about the thyrde houre and sawe other stonding ydell in the marketplace
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle,

Berean Literal Bible
And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Young's Literal Translation
'And having gone forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the market-place,

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And going about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place idle.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he went out at the third hour and saw others who were standing in the marketplace and were idle.

Lamsa Bible
And he went out at the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market place.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the market, idle;

Godbey New Testament
And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the forum:

Haweis New Testament
And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market place unemployed.

Mace New Testament
he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place, and said to them,

Weymouth New Testament
About nine o'clock he went out and saw others loitering in the market-place.

Worrell New Testament
"And, going forth about the third hour, he saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

Worsley New Testament
and going out about the third hour he saw others standing in the market-place doing nothing,
















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