Matthew 21:29
And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
In Context
30And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering said: I go, Sir. And he went not.
Cross References
Exodus 4:28And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord, by which he had sent him, and the signs that he had commanded.
2 Chronicles 33:10And the Lord spoke to his people, and they would not hearken.
Isaiah 55:6Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.
Ezekiel 18:28Because he considereth and turneth away himself from all his iniquities which he hath wrought, he shall surely live, and not die.
Jonah 3:2Arise, and go to Ninive, the great city: and preach in it the preaching that I bid thee.
Matthew 3:2And saying: Do penance: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Do penance... Paenitentiam agite. Which word, according to the use of the scriptures and the holy fathers, does not only signify repentance and amendment of life, but also punishing past sins by fasting, and such like penitential exercises.
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 →