Matthew 21:31
Contemporary English Version
31 Which one of the sons obeyed his father?
“The older one,” the chief priests and leaders answered.
Then Jesus told them:
You can be sure tax collectors[a] and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you ever will!
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- 21.31 tax collectors: See the note at 5.46.
Matthew 21:31
New International Version
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.
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