And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
Matthew 21:30 - King James 2000 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 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. |
And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
Which of the two did the will of his father? They said unto him, The first. Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not according to their works: for they say, and do not.
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.