Matthew 21:30
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.
29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
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.
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.
- KJV
- And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
- WEB
- He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go.
- ASV
- And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.
- DARBY
- And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, *I* [go], sir, and went not.
- BLB
- And having come to the second, he said likewise. And answering, he said, ‘I [will] sir,’ and he did not go.
- ÅB
- Og mannen gikk til den andre sønnen og sa det samme til ham. Han svarte: ‘Ja, herre!’ men gikk ikke.
- OTB
- Faren gikk til den andre sønnen og sa det samme. Han svarte: ‘Jeg vil, herre,’ men han gikk ikke.
- B1930
- Og han gikk til den andre og sa det samme til ham. Han svarte: Ja, herre! men gikk ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Read in contextEzekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Read in contextMatthew 23:3
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
Read in contextRomans 2:17–25
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,
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