Matthew 21:28-32

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 ¹"What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in ²the vineyard today.'

29 And he answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he ³changed his mind and went.

30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, 'I go, sir,' but did not go.

31 Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, ⁴the tax collectors and ⁵the prostitutes go into ⁶the kingdom of God before you.

32 For John came to you ⁷in the way of righteousness, and ⁸you did not believe him, but ⁹the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward ¹⁰change your minds and believe him.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 17:25; Matthew 18:12
• 2. ver. 33; Matthew 20:1
• 3. ver. 32; Matthew 27:3; Hebrews 7:21
• 4. Luke 7:29
• 5. Luke 7:37-50
• 6. See Matthew 12:28
• 7. [Matthew 3:8-12, 15; Proverbs 8:20; 2 Peter 2:21]
• 8. ver. 25; Matthew 11:18
• 9. Luke 3:12, 13
• 10. [See ver. 29 above]