# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues telling a parable. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parables]])

# He went out again

"The landowner went out again"

# the third hour

The third hour is around nine in the morning. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-ordinal]])

# standing idle in the marketplace

"standing in the marketplace not doing anything" or "standing in the marketplace with no work to do"

# marketplace

a large, open-air area where people buy and sell food and other items