He said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.
Matthew 21:28 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today 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.’ 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. |
He said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.
He said, *Yes.* When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, *What do you think, Shim`on? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?*
*For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
They answered Yeshua, and said, *We don't know.* He also said to them, *Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
*Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?*
*It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Shiloach fell, and killed them; do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Yerushalayim?
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.