Matthew 21:30
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
KJV
προσελθὼν δὲ τῷ ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν ὡσαύτως. ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· ἐγώ, κύριε· καὶ οὐκ ἀπῆλθεν.
Greek NT
Accedens autem ad alterum, dixit similiter. At ille respondens, ait : Eo, domine, et non ivit :
Vulgate
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
ASV
And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering said: I go, Sir. And he went not.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
προσέρχομαι
proserchomai
verb · 87×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἕτερος
eteros
adjective · 99×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὡσαύτως
osautos
adverb · 17×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: προσελθὼν δὲ | WH/Treg/NIV: προσελθὼν δὲ | RP: Καὶ προσελθὼν
- προσελθὼν δὲ — SBLGNT
- προσελθὼν δὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Καὶ προσελθὼν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: δευτέρῳ | WH/Treg/RP: δευτέρῳ | NIV: ἑτέρῳ
- δευτέρῳ — SBLGNT
- δευτέρῳ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
- ἑτέρῳ — Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Ἐγώ κύριε καὶ οὐκ , · | Treg/NIV/RP: Ἐγώ κύριε καὶ οὐκ | WH: Οὐ θέλω ὕστερον μεταμεληθεὶς
- Ἐγώ κύριε καὶ οὐκ , · — SBLGNT
- Ἐγώ κύριε καὶ οὐκ — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- Οὐ θέλω ὕστερον μεταμεληθεὶς — Westcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Parable
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§546Jesus' invitation to enter his kingdom comes in the form of parables, a characteristic feature of his teaching.261 Through his parables he invites people to the feast of the kingdom, but he also asks for a radical choice: to gain the kingdom, one must give everything.262 Words are not enough, deeds are required.263 The parables are like mirrors for man: will he be hard soil or …
Cross-references
- 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.
- Ezek 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth
- Matt 23:3 — All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
- Matt 23:3 — All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
- Titus 1:16 — They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.