Matthew 20:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why stand you here all the day idle?
American King James Version (AKJV)
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said to them, Why stand you here all the day idle?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And about the eleventh hour he went out and saw others doing nothing; and he says to them, Why are you here all the day doing nothing?
Webster's Revision
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
World English Bible
About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, 'Why do you stand here all day idle?'
English Revised Version (ERV)
And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing; and he saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?
Clarke's Matthew 20:6 Bible Commentary
Eleventh - Five o'clock in the evening, when there was only one hour before the end of the Jewish day, which, in matters of labor, closed at six.
Barnes's Matthew 20:6 Bible Commentary
The eleventh hour - About five o'clock in the afternoon, or when there was but one working hour of the day left.
Wesley's Matthew 20:6 Bible Commentary
20:6 About the eleventh hour - That is, very late; long after the rest were called.
