31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (A)the tax collectors and (B)the prostitutes go into (C)the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you (D)in the way of righteousness, and (E)you did not believe him, but (F)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (G)change your minds and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants

33 (H)“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted (I)a vineyard (J)and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and (K)leased it to tenants, and (L)went into another country.

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31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The first,” they answered.

Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(A) and the prostitutes(B) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(C) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(D) and the prostitutes(E) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(F) and believe him.

The Parable of the Tenants(G)

33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(H) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(I) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(J)

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