“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. That son answered, ‘I will, sir.’ But he didn’t go.
They claim that they know God, but their actions show that they don’t know him. They’re despicable, disobedient, and worthless at doing anything good.
So you must be careful to do everything they say. But don’t do what they do, because they’re all talk and no action.
“ ‘I won’t,’ the son answered. But later he changed his mind and went.
“Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.