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Matthew 20:6

King James Version (KJV)

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Matthew 20:6

Verse 6 of 34

Scripture focus

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?

Matthew 20:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 20:6

Theological / Devotional

Eleventh hour. That is, about 5:00 P.M. The men who went to work about five o’clock would thus work but a short time until nightfall (see v. 12; see also on v. 2), and that in the most pleasant part of the day.

Why stand ye here? The context of the parable indicates that these men had not been in the market place earlier in the day when previous groups of laborers were hired, and had not refused the owner’s previous invitations (see COL 399).

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