But he replied to him, ‘I don’t want to go. Instead, I will go to my own land and my relatives.’
Matthew 21:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, “My son, go and work in the vineyard today.” 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.’ 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.' 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. |
But he replied to him, ‘I don’t want to go. Instead, I will go to my own land and my relatives.’
‘Yes,’ he said. When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, ‘What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers? ’ ,
‘For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
So they answered Jesus, ‘We don’t know.’ And he said to them, ‘Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
‘He answered, “I don’t want to,” but later he changed his mind and went.
‘Listen to another parable: There was a landowner, who planted a vineyard, put a fence round it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? ’
‘It is like a man on a journey, who left his house, gave authority to his servants, gave each one his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to be alert.
Or those eighteen that the tower in Siloam fell on and killed #– #do you think they were more sinful than all the other people who live in Jerusalem?
I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.