Matthew 21:28

First Nations Version

“How do you see it?” he asked them. “A man with two sons came to one of his sons and said, ‘Son, will you work in my vineyard today?’

Cross References

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my much-loved family members, you must stand strong, with your feet planted firmly on the ground. Never give up working hard for our Honored Chief, for you know that what- ever you do for him will never fade away.

1 Corinthians 10:15

I speak to you as wisdomkeepers. You are well able to decide for yourselves if what I say is true.

Matthew 20:1

“Creator’s good road from above is like this tribal member who managed a large vineyard. He went out early in the morning to find people to harvest the grapes.

Mark 13:34

Be ready, like a chief who goes away on a long journey. He appoints the young men to watch over the village while he is gone, giving each of them responsibilities. Then he sets his warriors to guard the village gate.

Luke 13:4

“What about the eighteen people on whom the tower in Sending Village (Siloam) fell? Do you think they were worse than all others living in Village of Peace (Jerusalem)?

Matthew 21:33

“Hear me,” he said to them, “and I will tell you another story. “There was a tribal member who planted a vineyard. He put a hedge around it, dug a pit to crush the grapes, and built a treehouse from which to watch over all the vines. He then rented the vineyard out to other tribal members for a share of the grapes. Then he traveled far away to another land.

Matthew 17:25

“Yes, he does,” he answered them. When he returned to his house, before he could say a word about what happened, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to him, using his family name, “Tell me, One Who Hears (Simon), do the rulers of the land collect taxes or dues from their own family members, or from others? How do you see it?”

Matthew 22:17

Tell us what is right, should our tribal members pay taxes to the Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar)? Yes or no?”

Matthew 21:27

So they answered him, “We do not know.” “So then,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to them, “neither will I tell you what gives me the right to do these things.” Then, since they would not answer him, he told them the answer to his own question about Gift of Goodwill (John)—with a story.

Matthew 21:29

At first the son told him ‘No,’ but later changed his mind and went to work.