29" 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.


In Context

26 They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'From men'--we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet."

27 So they answered Jesus, "We don't know." Then he said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

28 "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'

29 " 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

30 "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

31 "Which of the two did what his father wanted?" "The first," they answered.

Matthew 21:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:29And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:29And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:29And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:29And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:29He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:29He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:29And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.