Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour,† and did likewise.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 20:5 in context
Matthew 20:2–8
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He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace.
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He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way.
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About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’
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“They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’
“He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’
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“When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
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- noon and 3:00 p.m.
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