Matthew 20:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others in the market-place doing nothing;

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  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
  • Ezek 16:49 : 49 Truly, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: pride, a full measure of food, and the comforts of wealth in peace, were seen in her and her daughters, and she gave no help to the poor or to those in need.
  • Matt 11:16-17 : 16 But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another, 17 We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.
  • Matt 20:6-7 : 6 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? 7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.
  • Mark 15:25 : 25 And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.
  • Acts 2:15 : 15 For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;
  • Acts 17:17-21 : 17 So he had discussions in the Synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and every day in the market-place with those who were there. 18 And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead. 19 And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours? 20 For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them. 21 (Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)

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  • Matt 20:4-14
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    90%

    4 And he said to them, Go into the vine-garden with the others, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went to work.

    5 Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did the same.

    6 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?

    7 They say to him, Because no man has given us work. He says to them, Go in with the rest, into the vine-garden.

    8 And when evening came, the lord of the vine-garden said to his manager, Let the workers come, and give them their payment, from the last to the first.

    9 And when those men came who had gone to work at the eleventh hour, they were given every man a penny.

    10 Then those who came first had the idea that they would get more; and they, like the rest, were given a penny.

    11 And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house,

    12 Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

    13 But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

    14 Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

  • Matt 20:1-2
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    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.

    2 And when he had made an agreement with the workmen for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine-garden.

  • Matt 21:28-30
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    28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

    29 And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

    30 And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

  • Luke 20:9-13
    5 verses
    73%

    9 And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.

    10 And at the right time he sent a servant to the workers to get part of the fruit from the vines; but the workmen gave him blows and sent him away with nothing.

    11 And he sent another servant, and they gave blows to him in the same way, and put shame on him, and sent him away with nothing.

    12 And he sent a third, and they gave him wounds and put him out.

    13 And the lord of the garden said, What am I to do? I will send my dearly loved son; they may give respect to him.

  • Matt 21:33-36
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    33 Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

    34 And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

    35 And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another.

    36 Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them.

  • Mark 15:25
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    25 And it was the third hour when they put him on the cross.

  • Mark 12:1-3
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    70%

    1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.

    2 And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.

    3 And they took him, and gave him blows, and sent him away with nothing.

  • Acts 3:1
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    1 Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;

  • Matt 22:5
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    5 But they gave no attention, and went about their business, one to his farm, another to his trade:

  • Luke 20:15-16
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    15 And driving him out of the garden they put him to death. Now what will the lord do to these workmen?

    16 He will come and put them to destruction and give the garden to others. And when he said this, they said, May it not be so.

  • Acts 2:15
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    15 For these men are not overcome with wine, as it seems to you, for it is only the third hour of the day;

  • Matt 21:39-40
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    39 And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death.

    40 When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen?

  • Mark 12:8-9
    2 verses
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    8 And they took him and put him to death, pushing his body out of the garden.

    9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.

  • Mark 11:19
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    19 And every evening he went out of the town.

  • Mark 4:3
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    3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:

  • Matt 22:3
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    3 And sent out his servants to get in the guests to the feast: and they would not come.

  • Matt 9:37-38
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    37 Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in.

    38 Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.

  • John 4:38
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    38 I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

  • Luke 21:38
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    38 And all the people came early in the morning to give ear to his words in the Temple.

  • Mark 1:20
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    20 And he said, Come after me: and they went away from their father Zebedee, who was in the boat with the servants, and came after him.

  • Matt 26:44
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    44 And he went away from them again, and a third time said the same prayer.

  • Luke 12:38
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    38 And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.

  • Mark 14:41
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    41 And he came the third time, and said to them, Go on sleeping now and take your rest: it is enough; the hour has come; see, the Son of man is given up into the hands of evil men.

  • Matt 20:19
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    19 And will give him up to the Gentiles to be made sport of and to be whipped and to be put to death on the cross: and the third day he will come back again from the dead.