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Matthew 21:29
And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;
Matthew 21:29 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Matthew 21:29 in other translations
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
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In context
26 But, if we say, Of men, we fear the multitude, for, all, as a prophet, are holding John.
27 And, making answer to Jesus, they said—We know not. He also, said unto them—Neither do, I, tell, you, by what authority, these things, I am doing.
28 But how, to you, doth it seem? A man, had two sons: coming unto the first, he said, Son! go thy way, to-day, be working in the vineyard.
29 And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;
30 And, coming unto the second, he spake, in like manner,—and, he, answering, said, I will not: afterwards, smitten with regret, he went.
31 Which of the two, did the will of the father? They say, The latter. Jesus saith unto them—Verily, I say unto you, the tax-collectors and the harlots, are going before you, into the kingdom of God;
32 For John came unto you, in a way of righteousness, and ye believed him not,—but, the tax-collectors and the harlots, believed him; and, ye, seeing it, were not even smitten with regret, afterwards, so as to believe him.
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