Matthew 21:30
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matthew 21:30 in other translations
| BSB | Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go. |
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| WEB | He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go. |
| ASV | And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. |
| YLT | ‘And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I go, sir, and went not; |
| DARBY | And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, I go, sir, and went not. |
| BBE | And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not. |
| Webster | And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. |
What does Matthew 21:30 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 21:28-32
Parables which give reproof, speak plainly to the offenders, and judge them out of their own mouths. The parable of the two sons sent to work in the vineyard, is to show that those who knew not John's baptism to be of God, were shamed by those who knew it, and owned it. The whole human race are like children whom the Lord has brought up, but they have rebelled against him, only some are more plausible in their…
Matthew 21:30 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 21:30
- Titus 1:16
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
- Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
- Matthew 23:3
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
- Romans 2:17-25
Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. …
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23:3; Eze 33:31; Ro 2:17-25; Tit 1:16
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Context
- Matthew 21:29
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
- Matthew 21:30
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
- Matthew 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 21:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y llegando al otro, le dijo de la misma manera; y respondiendo él, dijo: Yo, señor, voy. Y no fué. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et venant au second, il dit la même chose; et lui, répondant, dit: Moi j’y vais, seigneur; et il n’y alla pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er trat hin zu dem zweiten und sprach desgleichen. Der aber antwortete und sprach: Ich gehe, Herr, und ging nicht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Accedens autem ad alterum, dixit similiter. At ille respondens, ait: Eo, domine, et non ivit: |