Matthew 21:29

And having answered, he said, I do not want to, but having repented later, he went.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

In Context

28But what does it seem to you? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, Child, go work today in my vineyard.

30And having come to the second, he said likewise. And having answered, he said, I, sir, and did not go.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:28And Moses told Aaron all the words of LORD with which he had sent him, and all the signs with which he had ordered him.

2 Chronicles 33:10And LORD spoke to Manasseh, and to his people, but they gave no heed.

Isaiah 55:6Seek ye LORD while he may be found. Call ye upon him while he is near.

Ezekiel 18:28Because he considers, and turns away from all his transgressions that he has committed, he shall surely live. He shall not die.

Jonah 3:2Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it the preaching that I bid thee.

Matthew 3:2Repent ye, for the kingdom of the heavens has approached.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:29-33

The Parable of the Two Sons. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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