Matthew 21:30

Then the father went to the second son, and said the same. ‘I will not,’ he answered; but afterwards he was sorry and went.

Twentieth Century 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‘Yes, sir,’ he answered; but he did not go.

31Which of the two sons did as his father wished?” “The second,” they said. “I tell you,” added Jesus, “that tax-gatherers and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God before you.

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Cross References

Matthew 23:3Therefore practice and lay to heart everything that they tell preach but do not practice.

Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.

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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