Matthew 21:30

New International Version

“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:31

My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.

Matthew 21:29

“ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:31

“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.

Matthew 23:3

So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

Titus 1:16

They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.