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Matthew 21:28–29

28 pBut what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day qin my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he rrepented, and went.

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Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’

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

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’ 29 And he answered,I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’ 29 The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway.

Matthew 21:28–29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’ 29 The son answered, ‘I will not go.’ But later the son changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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. 29 And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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. 29 And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’ 

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

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’

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

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’ 29 He answered,I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’ 29 And he answered and said, ‘I do not want to!’ But later he changed his mind and went.

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’

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

Matthew 21:28–29 — 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.’

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


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