Matthew 21:30

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

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  • Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 They come to you as people come, and they sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. With their mouths they express love, but their hearts pursue unjust gain.
  • Matt 23:3 : 3 So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.
  • Rom 2:17-25 : 17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law and boast in God, 18 and know His will and approve things that are excellent, being instructed from the law, 19 and are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the form of knowledge and truth— 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 For as it is written, 'The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.' 25 Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

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

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

    29 The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went.

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    31 Which 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.'

    32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

    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.

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

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

    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.'

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

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

  • 11 Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

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

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    30 But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.

    31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.

  • 61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'

  • 3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the wedding, but they refused to come.

  • 59 He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

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    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.

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    18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’

    19 Another said, ‘I have bought five pairs of oxen, and I am on my way to try them out. Please excuse me.’

    20 Still another said, ‘I just got married, so I cannot come.’

    21 The 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.’

    22 ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

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    11 He proceeded to send another servant, but they also beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.

    12 Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out.

  • 12 So he said, "A nobleman traveled to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself and then return.

  • 21 Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

  • 14 'Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you.'

  • 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

  • 20 The man said to him, 'Teacher, I have kept all these commandments since my youth.'

  • 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them, he said,

  • 57 As they were traveling along the road, someone said to him, 'I will follow you wherever you go.'

  • 1 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

  • 8 Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?

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

  • 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

  • 2 So he called him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be manager.'

  • 21 The man said, 'All these I have kept since I was a boy.'

  • 37 The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'

  • 9 Then 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.

  • 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.'

  • 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.

  • 23 Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

  • 18 When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to go?'

  • 18 But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

  • 30 ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’