Verse 28

Matthew 21:28

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

28 But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
Original Language Text
greek
Τί δὲ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ; ἄνθρωπος εἶχεν τέκνα δύο. ⸀προσελθὼν τῷ πρώτῳ εἶπεν· Τέκνον, ὕπαγε σήμερον ἐργάζου ἐν τῷ ⸀ἀμπελῶνι.
English Translation
What do you think? A man had two children. Coming to the first, he said: Child, go today and work in the vineyard.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 21 Context
1 And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto mount Olivet, then Yashua (Je... Focus ↗
2 Saying to them: Go ye into the village that is over against you, and immediately you shall find an a... Focus ↗
3 And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he... Focus ↗
4 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: Focus ↗
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion: Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a c... Focus ↗
6 And the disciples going, did as Yashua (Jesus) commanded them. Focus ↗
7 And they brought the ass and the colt, and laid their garments upon them, and made him sit thereon. Focus ↗
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way: and others cut boughs from the trees, a... Focus ↗
9 And the multitudes that went before and that followed, cried, saying: Hosanna to the son of David: B... Focus ↗
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this? Focus ↗
11 And the people said: This is Yashua (Jesus) the prophet, from Nazareth of Galilee. Focus ↗
12 And Yashua (Jesus) went into the temple of God (Elohim), and cast out all them that sold and bought... Focus ↗
13 And he saith to them: It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made... Focus ↗
14 And there came to him the blind and the lame in the temple; and he healed them. Focus ↗
15 And the chief priests and scribes, seeing the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying... Focus ↗
16 And said to him: Hearest thou what these say? And Yashua (Jesus) said to them: Yea, have you never r... Focus ↗
17 And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania, and remained there. Focus ↗
18 And in the morning, returning into the city, he was hungry. Focus ↗
19 And seeing a certain fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves onl... Focus ↗
20 And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How is it presently withered away? Focus ↗
21 And Yashua (Jesus) answering, said to them: Amen, I say to you, if you shall have faith, and stagger... Focus ↗
22 And in all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive. Focus ↗
23 And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and a... Focus ↗
24 Yashua (Jesus) answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I... Focus ↗
25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? But they thought within themselves, say... Focus ↗
26 If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall s... Focus ↗
27 And answering Yashua (Jesus), they said: We know not. He also said to them: Neither do I tell you by... Focus ↗
28 But what think you? A certain man had two sons; and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to da...
29 And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went. Focus ↗
30 And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not. Focus ↗
31 Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first. Yashua (Jesus) saith to them: Am... Focus ↗
32 For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the publicans and the h... Focus ↗
33 Hear ye another parable. There was a man an householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge ro... Focus ↗
34 And when the time of the fruits drew nigh, he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might re... Focus ↗
35 And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Focus ↗
36 Again he sent other servants more than the former; and they did to them in like manner. Focus ↗
37 And last of all he sent to them his son, saying: They will reverence my son. Focus ↗
38 But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the heir: come, let us kill him, a... Focus ↗
39 And taking him, they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. Focus ↗
40 When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to those husbandmen? Focus ↗
41 They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end; and will let out his vineyard to other... Focus ↗
42 Yashua (Jesus) saith to them: Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone which the builders re... Focus ↗
43 Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God (Elohim) shall be taken from you, and shall be given... Focus ↗
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it shall g... Focus ↗
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they knew that he spoke of them. Focus ↗
46 And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet. Focus ↗