28But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.'


In Context

25 The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?| They reasoned with themselves, saying, |If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.|

27 They answered Jesus, and said, |We don't know.| He also said to them, |Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

28 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.'

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

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

Matthew 21:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:28But 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:28"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.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:28But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:28But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:28But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:28But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in the vineyard.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:28But 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:28'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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:28But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.