So they come to you like they are my people. They sit in front of you like they are my people. They hear your words. But they won’t do the things you say. They only want to do what feels good. They only want to cheat people and make more money.
Matthew 21:30 - Easy To Read Version “Then the father went to the other son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ The son answered, ‘Yes, sir, I will go and work.’ But the son did not go. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the man came to the second and said the same [thing]. And he replied, I will [go], sir; but he did not go. American Standard Version (1901) And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Common English Bible “The father said the same thing to the other son, who replied, ‘Yes, sir.’ But he didn’t go. Catholic Public Domain Version And approaching the other, he spoke similarly. And answering, he said, 'I am going, lord.' And he did not go. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not. |
So they come to you like they are my people. They sit in front of you like they are my people. They hear your words. But they won’t do the things you say. They only want to do what feels good. They only want to cheat people and make more money.
“The son answered, ‘I will not go.’ But later the son decided he should go, and the son went.
So you should obey the things they say. You should do all the things they tell you to do. But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, but they don’t do those things themselves.
Those people say they know God. But the evil things those people do show that they don’t accept God. They are disgusting people. They refuse to obey and are useless for doing anything good.