But he said to him, “I will not go, because I would rather go to my own country and to my own people.”
Matthew 21:28 - Tree of Life Version “Now what do you think? A man had two sons, and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go 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, because I would rather go to my own country and to my own people.”
“Yes,” Peter said. Now when Peter came into the house, Yeshua spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they collect tolls or tax? From their sons or from strangers?”
“For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
So answering Yeshua, they said, “We don’t know.” Then He said to them, “Neither am I telling you by what authority I do these things.”
The son answered, ‘I won’t,’ but afterward he had a change of heart and went.
“Listen to another parable. There was a master of a household who planted a vineyard. He put a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then He leased it to some tenant farmers and went on a journey.
Tell us therefore, what do You think? Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
It is like a man away on a journey. After leaving his house and putting his servants in charge and giving each his task, he also commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
“Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and were killed, do you suppose that they are worse sinners than all the people living in Jerusalem?
Therefore, my dearly loved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord—because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.