Matthew 21:30
And having come to the second, he said likewise. And having answered, he said, I, sir, and did not go.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
In Context
29And having answered, he said, I do not want to, but having repented later, he went.
Cross References
Matthew 23:3All things therefore, however many they may tell you to observe, observe and do, but do not ye according to their works, for they say, and do not.
Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
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 →