Matthew 21:28

In 9 translations

BSB

But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

KJV

¶ 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.

WEB

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’

ASV

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.

LSV

And what do you think? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, today be working in my vineyard.

YLT

'And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

DBY

But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in [my] vineyard.

DRC

But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work today in my vineyard.

GNV

But what thinke ye? A certaine man had two sonnes, and came to the elder, and saide, Sonne, goe and worke to day in my vineyarde.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Τί δὲ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; ἄνθρωπος εἶχεν τέκνα δύο. προσελθὼν τῷ πρώτῳ εἶπεν· Τέκνον, ὕπαγε σήμερον ἐργάζου ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνι.

RP2018

Τί δὲ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; Ἄνθρωπος εἶχεν τέκνα δύο, καὶ προσελθὼν τῷ πρώτῳ εἶπεν, Τέκνον, ὕπαγε, σήμερον ἐργάζου ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνί μου.

TR-Boyd

Τί δὲ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; Ἄνθρωπος εἶχε τέκνα δύο, καὶ προσελθὼν τῷ πρώτῳ εἶπε, Τέκνον, ὕπαγε, σήμερον ἐργάζου ἐν τῷ ἀμπελῶνί μου.

SCR1894

τι δε υμιν δοκει ανθρωπος ειχεν τεκνα δυο και προσελθων τω πρωτω ειπεν τεκνον υπαγε σημερον εργαζου εν τω αμπελωνι μου

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• Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 1 Corinthians 10:15I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
• Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
• Luke 15:11–32Then Jesus said, “There was a man who had two sons. The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. After a few days, the younger son got everything…
• Matthew 21:33Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey.
• Luke 13:4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
• Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
• Matthew 20:5–7So they went. He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. ‘Why have you been standing here all day long…
• Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

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