Matthew 21:30
"Then he went to the second, and said the same thing to him. "‘I will not,’ he answered; but afterward he changed his mind and went.
Montgomery New Testament
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
29"‘I will go, sir,’ he answered; yet he did not go.
Cross References
Matthew 23:3"therefore do and observe whatever they bid you; but do not do as they do, for they preach, but do not practise.
Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their deeds they disown him; in that they are detestable, disobedient, and reprobate for good work of any sort.
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 →