The Parable of the Two Sons
Matthew 21:29
In 9 translations
- BSB
- ‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.NE and WH But he went.
- KJV
- He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
- WEB
- He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
- ASV
- And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.
- LSV
- And he answering said, I will not, but at last, having regretted, he went.
- YLT
- And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.
- DBY
- And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.
- DRC
- And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.
- GNV
- But he answered, and said, I will not: yet afterward he repented himselfe, and went.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include οὐ (“Not”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“however”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Word order: Westcott–Hort place θέλω elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Westcott–Hort place ὕστερον elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Westcott–Hort place μεταμεληθεὶς elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Οὐ θέλω ὕστερον δὲ μεταμεληθεὶς. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read Οὐ θέλω ὕστερον δὲ μεταμεληθεὶς; Westcott and Hort (1881) read Ἐγώ κύριε καὶ οὐκ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· Οὐ θέλω· ὕστερον δὲ μεταμεληθεὶς ἀπῆλθεν.
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐ θέλω· ὕστερον δὲ μεταμεληθείς, ἀπῆλθεν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Οὐ θέλω· ὕστερον δὲ μεταμεληθείς, ἀπῆλθε.
- SCR1894
- ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν ου θελω υστερον δε μεταμεληθεις απηλθεν
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- Ephesians 4:17–19So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because…
- Daniel 4:34–37But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an…
- Luke 15:17–18Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death! I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned…
- Jonah 3:8–10Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one turn from his evil ways and from the violence in his hands. Who knows? God may turn and relent;…
- Jonah 3:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- Isaiah 1:16–19Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” “Come now, let us…
- Acts 26:20First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
- Matthew 3:2–8and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”…
- Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Jeremiah 44:16“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!
- 2 Chronicles 33:10–19And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen. So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with…
- Ephesians 2:1–13And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.…
- Isaiah 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our…
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