Matthew 20:5

5 So they went. "He went out again about noon and at three o'clock and did the same thing.

Matthew 20:5 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 20:5

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour
About twelve o'clock, or at noon, and three o'clock in the afternoon. These three last mentioned seasons of the day, were the hours of prayer; see ( Acts 2:15 ) ( 3:1 ) ( 10:9 ) and did likewise: seeing others in the same place, and posture, he called them, and sent them into his vineyard, to labour there, giving them the same promise he did to others.

Matthew 20:5 In-Context

3 "About nine o'clock in the morning he went out again. He saw others standing in the market place doing nothing.

4 He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard. I'll pay you what is right.'

5 So they went. "He went out again about noon and at three o'clock and did the same thing.

6 About five o'clock he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?'

7 " 'Because no one has hired us,' they answered. "He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'