Matthew 20:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

About the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing idle. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why do you stand here all day idle?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} about{G4012} the{G5610} eleventh{G1734} [hour]{G5610} he went out,{G1831} and{G2532} found{G2147} others{G243} standing;{G2476} and{G2532} he saith{G3004} unto them,{G846} Why{G5101} stand ye{G2476} here{G5602} all{G3650} the day{G2250} idle?{G692}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} about{G4012} the eleventh{G1734} hour{G5610} he went out{G1831}{(G5631)}, and found{G2147}{(G5627)} others{G243} standing{G2476}{(G5761)} idle{G692}, and{G2532} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} unto them{G846}, Why{G5101} stand ye{G2476}{(G5758)} here{G5602} all{G3650} the day{G2250} idle{G692}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he went out aboute the eleventhe houre and founde other stondynge ydell and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydell?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And aboute the eleuenth houre he wete out, and founde other stodynge ydle, and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydle?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, & sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And about the eleuenth houre, he wet out, and founde other standyng idle, and saide vnto them: why stande ye here all the day idle?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    About the eleventh hour{5:00 PM} he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And about the eleventh `hour' he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And about the eleventh [hour] he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And about five o’clock that afternoon he went out and found others standing around, and said to them,‘Why are you standing here all day without work?’

Referenced Verses

  • John 9:4 : 4 'As long as it is day, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.'
  • Acts 17:21 : 21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Ezek 16:49 : 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of food, and abundant ease were hers and her daughters', but they did not strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
  • Luke 23:40-43 : 40 But the other criminal rebuked him, saying, 'Don't you fear God, since you are under the same sentence? 41 'And we are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.' 42 Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.' 43 And Jesus replied, 'Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in paradise.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 20:1-5
    5 verses
    90%

    1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

    2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

    3 About the third hour, he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

    4 He told them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

    5 So they went. He went out again around the sixth and ninth hours and did the same thing.

  • Matt 20:7-16
    10 verses
    88%

    7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

    8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going to the first.'

    9 The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

    10 So when the first ones came, they expected to receive more. But each of them also received a denarius.

    11 When they received it, they began to grumble against the landowner.

    12 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'

    13 But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Didn't you agree to work for a denarius?'

    14 'Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you.'

    15 'Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'

    16 So the last will be first, and the first will be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

  • Matt 21:28
    75%

    28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

  • Luke 20:9-16
    8 verses
    75%

    9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.

    10 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

    11 He proceeded to send another servant, but they also beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

    12 Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out.

    13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.'

    14 But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.'

    15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?'

    16 He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others. When they heard this, they said, 'May it never happen!'

  • Mark 12:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

    2 At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • Matt 21:39-41
    3 verses
    72%

    39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

    40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenant farmers?

    41 They said to him, 'He will bring those wretches to a miserable end and lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit at the proper times.'

  • Matt 21:33-36
    4 verses
    72%

    33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

    34 When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

    35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

    36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way.

  • Mark 12:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

  • Luke 17:7
    70%

    7 Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

  • Matt 22:5
    70%

    5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

  • Matt 25:6
    70%

    6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

  • Luke 14:21
    70%

    21 The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Matt 25:19
    70%

    19 After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

  • Matt 25:26
    70%

    26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.

  • Matt 21:30
    70%

    30 The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

  • Matt 25:13
    69%

    13 Therefore, watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

  • Luke 12:46
    69%

    46 the master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the unfaithful.

  • Luke 16:2
    69%

    2 So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'

  • Luke 16:5
    69%

    5 So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?'

  • Luke 13:6
    69%

    6 Then he told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.'

  • Matt 22:3
    69%

    3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

  • Mark 13:35
    69%

    35 Therefore, stay alert, because you do not know when the master of the house will come—whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or at dawn.

  • Deut 24:15
    69%

    15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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