Matthew 21:28 "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'

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New International Version
"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'

English Standard Version
“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

New American Standard Bible
"But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, My son, go, work in the vineyard today.'

International Standard Version
"But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'

American Standard Version
But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

Darby Bible Translation
But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

Young's Literal Translation
'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

Cross References

Numbers 10:30
And he said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred.

Matthew 20:1
For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.

Matthew 21:27
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

Matthew 21:29
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

Matthew 21:33
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and dig a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to farmers, and went into a far country:

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

21:28-32 Parables which give reproof, speak plainly to the offenders, and judge them out of their own mouths. The parable of the two sons sent to work in the vineyard, is to show that those who knew not John's baptism to be of God, were shamed by those who knew it, and owned it. The whole human race are like children whom the Lord has brought up, but they have rebelled against him, only some are more plausible in their disobedience than others. And it often happens, that the daring rebel is brought to repentance and becomes the Lord's servant, while the formalist grows hardened in pride and enmity.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

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—for true religion is a practical thing, a "bringing forth fruit unto God."