So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
Matthew 21:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the man went to the other and said the same thing. “I will, sir,” he answered, but he didn’t go. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the man came to the second and said the same [thing]. And he replied, I will [go], sir; but he did not go. American Standard Version (1901) And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Common English Bible “The father said the same thing to the other son, who replied, ‘Yes, sir.’ But he didn’t go. Catholic Public Domain Version And approaching the other, he spoke similarly. And answering, he said, 'I am going, lord.' And he did not go. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not. |
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
‘He answered, “I don’t want to,” but later he changed his mind and went.
Which of the two did his father’s will? ’ They said, ‘The first.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Therefore do whatever they tell you, and observe it. But don’t do what they do, because they don’t practise what they teach.
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.