Matthew 21:29
27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
- KJV
- He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
- WEB
- He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
- ASV
- And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.
- DARBY
- And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.
- BLB
- And answering, he said, ‘I will not.’ But afterward, having repented, he went.
- ÅB
- Sønnen svarte: ‘Jeg vil ikke’, men siden angret han på det og gikk.
- OTB
- ‘Jeg vil ikke,’ svarte han, men etterpå angret han og gikk.
- B1930
- Men han svarte: Jeg vil ikke. Men siden angret han det og gikk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 18:28–32
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Read in contextDaniel 4:34–37
And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
Read in contextEphesians 2:1–13
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
Read in contextMatthew 3:2–8
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:16–19
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
Read in contextJonah 3:2
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
Read in contextActs 26:20
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Read in context2 Chronicles 33:10–19
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
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