Matthew 21:28

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 21:28 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
  2. Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
  3. Matthew 20:5So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
  4. Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
  5. Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
  6. Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  7. Luke 13:4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  8. Luke 15:11Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons.
  9. 1 Corinthians 10:15I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

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