Matthew 21:28

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What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

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  • Matt 21:33 : 33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.
  • Matt 17:25 : 25 'Yes, He does,' Peter replied. When Peter entered the house, Jesus was the first to speak. 'What do you think, Simon?' He asked. 'From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?'
  • Matt 20:1 : 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
  • 1 Cor 10:15 : 15 I speak to wise people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • Matt 20:5-7 : 5 So they went. He went out again around the sixth and ninth hours and did the same thing. 6 About the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing idle. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?' 7 They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'
  • Matt 22:17 : 17 Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
  • Mark 13:34 : 34 It is like a man going on a journey, who leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their task, and tells the doorkeeper to stay alert.
  • Luke 13:4 : 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  • Luke 15:11-32 : 11 Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.' 12 The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided the property between them. 13 Not long after, the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in reckless living. 14 After he had spent everything, a severe famine arose throughout that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger! 18 I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.’ 20 And he rose up and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran, embraced him, and kissed him. 21 The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' 22 But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us eat and celebrate! 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to celebrate. 25 Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. As he came and drew near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26 So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about. 27 He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has received him back safe and sound.' 28 But he became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 But he answered his father, 'Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him!' 31 The father said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'

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  • Matt 21:29-31
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    29The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went.

    30The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

    31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.'

  • Luke 15:11-12
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    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

    12The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided the property between them.

  • Luke 20:9-10
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    9Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time.

    10At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed.

  • Matt 20:1-9
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    1For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.

    2He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

    3About the third hour, he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing.

    4He told them, 'You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.'

    5So they went. He went out again around the sixth and ninth hours and did the same thing.

    6About the eleventh hour, he went out and found others standing idle. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day doing nothing?'

    7They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You also go into the vineyard.'

    8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going to the first.'

    9The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius.

  • Mark 12:1-2
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    1He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

    2At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • Matt 21:33-41
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    33Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

    34When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

    35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

    36Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way.

    37Finally, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.

    38But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance!'

    39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

    40Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenant farmers?

    41They said to him, 'He will bring those wretches to a miserable end and lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit at the proper times.'

  • Luke 20:12-16
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    12Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out.

    13Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.'

    14But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.'

    15So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?'

    16He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others. When they heard this, they said, 'May it never happen!'

  • Mark 12:6-9
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    6Finally, he had one left: a beloved son. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'

    7But those farmers said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'

    8So they took him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

    9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

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    27So they answered Jesus, 'We do not know.' Then he said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.'

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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

  • Matt 22:1-2
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    1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

    2The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.

  • Luke 15:21
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    21The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

  • Luke 15:28
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    28But he became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

  • Luke 15:26
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    26So he called one of the servants and asked what these things were about.

  • Luke 13:6
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    6Then he told this parable: 'A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it but found none.'

  • Matt 13:27-28
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    27The servants of the landowner came to him and said, 'Master, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'

    28He replied, 'An enemy did this.' The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'

  • Matt 20:12
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    12'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'

  • Matt 22:5
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    5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

  • Luke 14:21
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    21The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

  • Luke 15:18
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    18I will rise up and go to my father and say to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you.