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Matthew 20:3

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

KJV

καὶ ἐξελθὼν περὶ τρίτην ὥραν εἶδεν ἄλλους ἑστῶτας ἐν τῇ ἀγορᾷ ἀργούς,

Greek NT

Et egressus circa horam tertiam, vidit alios stantes in foro otiosos,

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
τρίτος
tritos
adjective · 56×
ἀγορά
agora
noun · 11×
ἀργός
argos
adjective · 8×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξέρχομαι
exerchomai
verb · 221×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Parable

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 5:13 — And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.