Matthew 21:31
“Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 21:31 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Which of the two sons did as his father wished?” “The second,” they said. “I tell you,” added Jesus, “that tax-gatherers and prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God before you.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Welcher von den beiden hat den Willen des Vaters getan? Sie sagen zu ihm : Der erste. Jesus spricht zu ihnen: Wahrlich, ich sage euch, daß die Zöllner und die Huren euch vorangehen in das Reich Gottes.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Cuál de los dos hizo la voluntad de su padre? Dicen ellos: El primero. Díceles Jesús: De cierto os digo, que los publicanos y las rameras os van delante al reino de Dios.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Qual dos dois fez a vontade do pai?Eles lhe responderam: O segundo. Jesus lhes disse: Em verdade vos digo que os cobradores de impostos e as prostitutas estão indo adiante de vós ao Reino de Deus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Qual dos dois filhos fez a vontade de seu pai?" Eles disseram: "O primeiro". Jesus disse a eles: "Verdadeiramente Eu vos digo: Os coletores de impostos e as prostitutas entrarão no Reino de Deus antes de vós.
📖 Matthew 21:31 in Context
29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
33Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:
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