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Matthew 20:3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 3 Going out also about the third hour,* he saw others standing unemployed in the marketplace;

Matthew 20:3

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 3 καὶ And ἐξελθὼν having gone out περὶ about τρίτην third ὥραν hour εἶδεν he saw ἄλλους others ἑστῶτας standing ἐν in τῇ the ἀγορᾷ market ἀργούς· unemployed;

Matthew 20:3

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 3 Going out also about the third hour,+ he saw others standing unemployed in the marketplace;+

Matthew 20:3

The Bible in Living English
- 3 And he went out at about nine o’clock and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Matthew 20:3

American Standard Version
- 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle;

Matthew 20:3

The Emphasized Bible
- 3 And going forth about the third hour he saw others standing in the market-place, unemployed;

Matthew 20:3

King James Version
- 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 20

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 20:3
  
  about the third hour: That is, about 9:00 a.m. In the first century C.E., the Jews used the count of 12 hours to the day, starting with sunrise at about 6:00 a.m. (Joh 11:9) Therefore, the third hour would be about 9:00 a.m., the sixth hour about noon, and the ninth hour about 3:00 p.m. Since people did not have precise timepieces, only the approximate time of an event was usually given.—Joh 1:39; 4:6; 19:14; Ac 10:3, 9.