And he answered him, "I will not go with you, but I will return to my own land, in which I was born."
Matthew 21:28 - Catholic Public Domain Version But how does it seem to you? A certain man had two sons. And approaching the first, he said: 'Son, go out today to work in my vineyard.' Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He came to the first and said, Son, go and work today in the vineyard. American Standard Version (1901) But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. Common English Bible “What do you think? A man had two sons. Now he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard. English Standard Version 2016 “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.’ |
And he answered him, "I will not go with you, but I will return to my own land, in which I was born."
And he said, "From foreigners." Jesus said to him: "Then the sons are free.
"The kingdom of heaven is like the father of a family who went out in early morning to lead workers into his vineyard.
And so, they answered Jesus by saying, "We do not know." So he also said to them: "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And responding, he said, 'I am not willing.' But afterwards, being moved by repentance, he went.
Listen to another parable. There was a man, the father of a family, who planted a vineyard, and surrounded it with a hedge, and dug a press in it, and built a tower. And he loaned it out to farmers, and he set out to sojourn abroad.
Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?"
It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.
And those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they also were greater transgressors than all the men living in Jerusalem?
Since I am speaking to those who are prudent, judge what I say for yourselves.
And so, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and unmovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not useless in the Lord.