Matthew 21:28

Then Jesus said to the chief priests and elders, “Tell me [RHQ] what you think about what I am about to tell you. There was a man who had two sons. He went to his older son and said, ‘My son, go and work in my vineyard today!’

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27So they answered Jesus, “We do not know where John got his authority.” Then he said to them, “ Because you did not answer my question, I will not tell you who authorized me to do the things I did here yesterday.”

29But the son said to his father, ‘I do not want to go and work in your vineyard today!’ But later he changed his mind, and he went to the vineyard and worked.

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Cross References

Matthew 17:25He answered them, “Yes, he does pay it.” When we came into the house where Jesus was saying, before Peter began to talk about paying taxes, Jesus said to him, “Simon, from whom do you think rulers collect revenue or taxes? Do they collect taxes from the citizens of their own country, or from citizens of countries they have conquered?”

Matthew 20:5At noon and at three o’clock he again went to the market and found other laborers whom he promised to pay a fair wage.

Matthew 22:17So tell us what you think [RHQ] about this matter: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?”

Luke 13:4Or, consider the 18 people who died when the tower at Siloam outside Jerusalem fell on them. Do you think that this happened to them because they were more sinful than all the other people who lived in Jerusalem?

1 Corinthians 10:15It is to people who think that they are wise that I write. So, you, as wise people, judge whether what I am writing is true.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:24-28

Christ Questioned as to His Authority. 23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we… Read the whole commentary →

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