Matthew 21:30

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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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BSBPD

“Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said. But he did not go.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I <FI>go<Fi> , sir, and went not;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 21:30 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
  2. Matthew 23:3So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
  3. Romans 2:17Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;
  4. Titus 1:16They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

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