Matthew 21:29

But 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.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28Then 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!’

30Then the father approached his younger son and said what he had said to his older son. That son said, ‘Sir, I will go and work in the vineyard today.’ But he did not go there.

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Cross References

Exodus 4:28Moses/I told Aaron everything that Yahweh had said to him/me when he told him/me to return to Egypt. He/I also told Aaron about all the miracles that Yahweh told him/me to perform.

2 Chronicles 33:10Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and the people of Judah, but they paid no attention.

Isaiah 55:6Seek to know me while it is still possible for you to do that; call to me while I am near!

Ezekiel 18:28Because he has thought about all the evil things that he did and has turned away from doing them, he will surely be allowed to live. He will not be executed for having done evil things.

Jonah 3:2“Go to that great city of Nineveh, and tell them the message that I gave you previously.”

Matthew 3:2He was preaching to the people who came there. He kept saying, “ You need to turn away from your sinful behavior, because God [MET] will soon begin to rule over people, and he will reject you if you do not turn away from your sinful life.”

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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