Matthew 21:29–31
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29And he answered and* said, ‘I do not want to!’ But later he changed his mind and* went. 30And he approached the secondi and* said the same thing. So he answered and* said, ‘I will, sir,’ and he did not go. 31Which of the two did the will of hisj 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!
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- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“changed his mind”) has been translated as a finite verb
- iSome manuscripts have “the other”
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- jLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind and went. And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
“Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
“Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“He answered, ‘I don’t want to,’ but later he changed his mind and went. Then the man went to the other and said the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he answered, but he didn’t go. 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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway. Then the father told the other son, ‘You go,’ and he said, ‘Yes, sir, I will.’ But he didn’t go.
“Which of the two obeyed his father?”
They replied, “The first.”
Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 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.
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