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


In Context

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.

32 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

Matthew 21:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I [go,] sir: and went not.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go , sir: and went not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, I go, sir, and went not.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he didn't go.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:30And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I go, sir, and went not;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.