Matthew 20:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 20:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 20:6 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 20:6 — KJV
“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)
Matthew 20:6 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 20:6
“And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:6: about, hour, went
“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; father: or, grandfather”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:6: found, standing, stand
“He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. about...: that was two hours before night”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:6: about, hour, saith
“And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:6: went, found, here
“Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. in the day...: or, in the day of his being found guilty: Heb. in the day of his trespass”
Shares key themes with Matthew 20:6: about, found, here
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