Matthew 21:30

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir; but he did not go.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ προσελθὼν τῷ δευτέρῳ, εἶπεν ὡσαύτως. Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν, Ἐγώ, κύριε: καὶ οὐκ ἀπῆλθεν.

Transliteration

And proselthōn to the deuterō, eipen hōsautōs. He de apokritheis eipen, I, kyrie: and not apēlthen.

Grammar Details

• *proselthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having come to
• *deuterō*: dative masculine singular - second
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
• *hōsautōs*: adverb - likewise/in the same way
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having answered
• *kyrie*: vocative masculine singular - lord/sir/master
• *apēlthen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he went away

Word Meanings

• *proselthōn*: having come to/approached
• *deuterō*: second/next
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *hōsautōs*: likewise/similarly/in the same way
• *apokritheis*: having answered/responding/replying
• *kyrie*: lord/sir/master
• *apēlthen*: went away/departed/left

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then came he to the second and sayde lyke wyse. And he answered and sayde: I will syr: yet wet not.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He came also vnto the secode, and sayde likewyse. And he answered and saide: I wil syr. And wete not.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then came he to the second, and said likewise; he answered, and said, I will, Syr: yet he went not.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then came he to the seconde, & sayde lykewyse. And he aunswered & saide, I wyll sir, and went not.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘I will, sir,’ but did not go.

Referenced Verses

• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
• Matt 23:3 : 3 Therefore, whatever they ask you to observe, that observe and do; but do not do according to their works: for they say and do not.
• Rom 2:17-25 : 17 Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the law, and make your boast of God, 18 And know His will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, who have the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege? 23 You who make your boast of the law, through breaking the law do you dishonor God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written. 25 For circumcision truly profits if you keep the law: but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision is made uncircumcision.