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Matthew 20:3–4

And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’

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Matthew 20:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’

Matthew 20:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Matthew 20:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

At nine o’clock in the morning he was passing through the marketplace and saw some people standing around doing nothing. So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day.

Matthew 20:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went.

Matthew 20:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

About nine o’clock the man went to the marketplace and saw some other people standing there, doing nothing. So he said to them, ‘If you go and work in my vineyard, I will pay you what your work is worth.’

Matthew 20:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle; and to them he said, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

Matthew 20:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others standing in the market-place idle; and to them he said, Go also ye into the vineyard, and whatsoever may be just I will give you. And they went their way.

Matthew 20:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

About 9 a.m. he saw others standing in the marketplace without work. He said to them, ‘Work in my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So they went. 

Matthew 20:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

When he went out about nine in the morning, he saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. To those men he said, ‘You also go to my vineyard, and I’ll give you whatever is right.’ So off they went.

Matthew 20:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went.

Matthew 20:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And going out about the third hour, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace. And to those people he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will give you whatever is right.’

Matthew 20:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“About nine o’clock in the morning he went out again. He saw others standing in the market place doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard. I’ll pay you what is right.’

Matthew 20:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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

and to those he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ And so they went.


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