Matthew 21:28-31 Parallel Bible Translations

Matthew 21:28-31 ▼
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28 But what do you⁺ think? A man had two sons, and having come to the first he said, ‘Son, go today, work in the vineyard.’ “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.’ “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.’
29 And answering, he said, ‘I will not.’ But afterward, having repented, he went. And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. “’I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30 And having come to the second, he said likewise. And answering, he said, ‘I will sir,’ and he did not go. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you⁺ that the tax collectors and the prostitutes go before you⁺ into the kingdom of God. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. “Which of the two did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
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