• Matt 21:28 — 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.
• Matt 21:29 — He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
• Matt 21:30 — And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
• Matt 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.
• Matt 21:32 — For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

9 passages from 4 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Homilies on Matthew · 4 passages
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
• Summa Theologica · 1 passage
• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage