Matthew 21:28-32
Lexham English Bible
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “Now what do you think? A man had two sons. He approached[a] the first and[b] said, ‘Son, go work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered and[c] said, ‘I do not want to!’ But later he changed his mind and[d] went. 30 And he approached the second[e] and[f] said the same thing. So he answered and[g] said, ‘I will, sir,’ and he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his[h] father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God! 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And when[i] you saw it,[j] you did not even change your minds later so as to believe in him.
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- Matthew 21:28 Some manuscripts have “And he approached”
- Matthew 21:28 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 21:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 21:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“changed his mind”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 21:30 Some manuscripts have “the other”
- Matthew 21:30 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 21:30 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 21:31 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Matthew 21:32 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 21:32 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Matthew 21:28-32
Christian Standard Bible
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go work in the vineyard today.’(A)
29 “He answered, ‘I don’t want to,’ but later he changed his mind and went. 30 Then the man went to the other and said the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he answered, but he didn’t go. 31 Which of the two did his father’s will?”
They said, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness,(B) and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.
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