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Matthew 21:30-32
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 21:30-32
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
30 And having gone to the other, he spoke similarly. And the one, having responded, said, ‘I will, sir’, and he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of the father?” They say, “The first”.
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Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax-collectors and the prostitutes are going-ahead-of you into the kingdom of God. 32 For John came to you in[a] the way of righteousness and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And you, having seen it, did not-even regret it later, that you might believe him.
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Matthew 21:30-32
New International Version
Matthew 21:30-32
New International Version
30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(A) and the prostitutes(B) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(C) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(D) and the prostitutes(E) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(F) and believe him.
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