Matthew 20:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Matthew 20:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

About the third hour - The Jews divided their days into twelve equal parts, or hours, beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset. This was, therefore about nine o’clock in the morning. Standing...
Matthew 20:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. It is possible (as it is necessary) to distinguish two interpretations of this splendid parable, ( a) that intended by Jesus, ( b) that suggested by the...
Matthew 20:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the third hour . 9am. The hour named in connection with Pentecost ( Acts 2:15 ). others. Not there at the first hour. Other labourers were then engaged ( Acts 4:36 ; Acts 6:1 ; Acts 6:5 ; Acts...
Matthew 20:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, The third hour - Nine o'clock in the morning. Market-place - Where laborers usually stood till they were hired....
Matthew 20:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He went out about the third hour, &c.— The hiring of labourers at the subsequent third, sixth, and ninth hours, signifies the various interpositions of Providence, by which many of the Gentiles...
Matthew 20:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, And he went out about the third hour - about nine o'clock, or after a fourth of the working day had expi...
Matthew 20:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Labourers in the Vineyard. The Journey to Jerusalem 1-16, Parable of the labourers in the vineyard (peculiar to St. Matthew). This difficult parable is closely linked with what goes before, an...
Matthew 20:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

About the third hour. — Reckoning the day after the Jewish mode, as beginning at 6 A.M., this would bring us to 8 A.M. The “market-place” of a town was the natural place in which the seekers for ca...
Matthew 20:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1-30 - Matthew 20:1-16 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other throug...
Matthew 20:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Bargaining Spirit Rebuked Matthew 20:1-16 This parable originated in Peter's question. He had seen the rich young man go away sorrowful, because he could not meet the test which had been pu...
Matthew 20:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

One great principle of rewards is laid down in this parable. It is that they will be given, not according to length or amount of service, but according to fidelity to opportunities. The Master was n...
Matthew 20:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. (2) And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penn...
Matthew 20:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE REFORM OF THE IDLER ‘Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us.’ Matthew 20 part Matthew 20:6-7 This parable is one of the most difficult in the...
Matthew 20:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he went out about the third hour ,.... About nine o'clock in the morning, and saw others standing idle in the market place : the place where labourers used to be hired: and may design the worl...
Matthew 20:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, Ver. 3. Others standing idle ] For any good they did, or could do, till sent into the vineyard, and set awor...
Matthew 20:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day “A denarius , or Roman penny, in value about seven and one half pence sterling, which it seems was the usual price of a day's service am...
Matthew 20:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The principle of the first and the last is now illustrated in a most penetrating parable of the kingdom of heaven. The householder goes out early in the morning to hire labourers to work in his viney...
Matthew 20:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Labourers in the Vineyard. 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the...
Matthew 20:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 20:16 " .
Matthew 20:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing in the marketplace idle, and to them he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.' And they went thei...
Matthew 20:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 20:1 . For , etc.—The division of the Chapter s is here singularly unfortunate, as separating the parable both from the events which gave occasion to it and from the teach...
Matthew 20:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:1-10 The Labourers in the Vineyard. I. This parable is directed against a wrong temper and spirit of mind, which was notably manifested among the Jews, but one against which all men in...
Matthew 20:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:1-2 . For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labour...
Matthew 20:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:1 . A householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for the work of his vineyard, the time, the most important time of the vintage being understood. It was the cust...
Matthew 20:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard: The labourers in the vineyard 1. This story is on...
Matthew 20:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 20:1-40 Parable of the labourers in the vineyard . (Peculiar to St. Matthew.) Matthew 20:1 For . The following parable is intended to illustrate the apophthegm...
Matthew 20:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Matthew 20:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 5:13 ; Acts 17:17-21 ; Acts 2:15 ; Ezekiel 16:49 ; Hebrews 6:12 ; Matthew 11:16 ; Matthew 11:17 ; Matthew 20:6 ; Matthew 20:7 ; Mark 15:25 ; Proverbs 19:15

Matthew 20:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 20:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 20:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 20:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 20:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 20:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 20:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 20:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 20:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge