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Matthew 21:28

Parable of the Two Sons

28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my dvineyard.’

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Matthew 21:28 — The New International Version (NIV)

28 What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

Matthew 21:28 — English Standard Version (ESV)

28 What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:28 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

Matthew 21:28 — New Living Translation (NLT)

28 But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:28 — New Century Version (NCV)

28 “Tell me what you think about this: A man had two sons. He went to the first son and said, ‘Son, go and work today in my vineyard.’

Matthew 21:28 — American Standard Version (ASV)

28 But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

Matthew 21:28 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

28 But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

Matthew 21:28 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

28 “What do you think about this? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go to work in the vineyard today.’ 

Matthew 21:28 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

28 But what do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘My son, go, work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:28 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

28 What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:28 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

28 “Now what do you think? A man had two sons. He approached the first and said, ‘Son, go work in the vineyard today.’

Matthew 21:28 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

28 “What do you think about this? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

Matthew 21:28 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’


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Matthew 21:29

29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.

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Matthew 21:29 — The New International Version (NIV)

29 “ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — English Standard Version (ESV)

29 And he answered,I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

Matthew 21:29 — New Living Translation (NLT)

29 The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway.

Matthew 21:29 — New Century Version (NCV)

29 The son answered, ‘I will not go.’ But later the son changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — American Standard Version (ASV)

29 And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

Matthew 21:29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

29 And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.

Matthew 21:29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

29 “His son replied, ‘I don’t want to!’ But later he changed his mind and went. 

Matthew 21:29 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

29 He answered,I don’t want to!’ Yet later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

29 He answered,I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

29 And he answered and said, ‘I do not want to!’ But later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

29 “ ‘I will not,’ the son answered. But later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

29 And he answered,I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went.


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