Matthew 21:30
Then the man went to his other son and said the same thing. His other son answered, ‘I will go, sir,’ but he did not go.
Text-Critical English NT
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
29His son answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went.
Cross References
Matthew 23:3Therefore observe and do all that they tell you to observe. But do not do what they do, for they say things and do not do them.
Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient, and have proven themselves to be unqualified for any 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 →