But he said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.”
Matthew 21:28 - 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.’ 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 said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.”
He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?”
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went.
“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.
Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem?
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.