Matthew 21:29

But he answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but later he regretted it and went.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28“But what do you think? A man had two children. And having come to the first, he said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’

30And having come to the other, he said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I am going, sir,’ but he did not go.

Read all of Matthew 21

Cross References

Matthew 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!”

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 21:29