Verse 6

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

Referenced Verses

• John 9:4 : 4 I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
• Acts 17:21 : 21 Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.
• Heb 6:12 : 12 that you won't be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.
• Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
• Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
• Ezek 16:49 : 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
• Luke 23:40-43 : 40 But the other answered, and rebuking him said, "Don't you even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong." 42 He said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into your Kingdom." 43 Jesus said to him, "Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."