Matthew 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.
KJV
Τί δὲ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; ἄνθρωπος εἶχεν τέκνα δύο· προσελθὼν τῷ πρώτῳ εἶπεν· τέκνον, ὕπαγε σήμερον ἐργάζου ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι.
Greek NT
Quid autem vobis videtur ? Homo quidam habebat duos filios, et accedens ad primum, dixit : Fili, vade hodie, operare in vinea mea.
Vulgate
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.
ASV
But what think you? A certain man had two sons: and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- προσελθὼν — SBLGNT
- προσελθὼν — Westcott-Hort
- καὶ προσελθὼν — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀμπελῶνι — SBLGNT
- ἀμπελῶνι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + μου — Robinson-Pierpont
Themes
Parable
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 10:15 — I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
- 1Cor 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
- 2Cor 7:10 — For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
- Acts 2:38 — Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Isa 1:19 — If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
- Jer 6:16 — Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
- John 8:11 — She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
- Luke 10:36 — Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?
- Luke 13:4 — Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?
- Luke 13:30 — And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
- Luke 14:21 — So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poo
- Luke 15:1 — Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
- Luke 15:11 — And he said, A certain man had two sons:
- Luke 19:7 — And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
- Mark 13:34 — For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
- Matt 3:8 — Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
- Matt 9:13 — But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- Matt 11:20 — Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
- Matt 17:25 — He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of stran
- Matt 18:12 — How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
- Matt 20:1 — For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
- Matt 21:33 — Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into