Matthew 21:29 · KJV
“He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.”
— Matthew 21:29
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.
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I {go}, sir: and went not.
Matthew 21 — Context
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
28But 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.
29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I {go}, sir: and went not.
31Whether 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.
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:28-32
Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Luke 15:17-18
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Jonah 3:8-10
But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that {is} in their hands.
2 Chronicles 33:10-19
And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
Matthew 21:31
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.
Acts 26:20
But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and {then} to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
Isaiah 55:6-7
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Matthew 3:2-8
And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.