Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

²⁸ “What d’you think?” he went on. “Once upon a time there was a man who had two sons.

“He went to the first one and said, ‘Now then, my boy, off you go and do a day’s work in the vineyard.’

²⁹ “ ‘Don’t want to,’ replied the son; but afterwards he thought better of it and went.

³⁰ “He went to the other son and said the same thing.

“ ‘Certainly, Master,’ he said; but he didn’t go.

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

“The first,” they answered.

“I’m telling you the truth,” Jesus said to them. “The tax-collectors and prostitutes are going into God’s kingdom ahead of you! ³² Yes: John came to you, in accordance with God’s righteous covenant plan, and you didn’t believe him—but the tax-collectors and prostitutes believed him. But when you saw it, you didn’t think better of it afterwards and believe him.”