# Matthew 21.32

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 30. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">I go, sir: and went not.</span> 31. Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">For 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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">And when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to receive his fruits.</span> (Matthew 21:30-34, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 30. He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, <span class="rl-speech">‘I go, sir,’ but he didn’</span>t go. 31. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God’s Kingdom before you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">“Hear another parable. There was a man who was a master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a wine press in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into another country.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">When the season for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.</span> (Matthew 21:30-34, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 30. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, <span class="rl-speech">I go, sir: and went not.</span> 31. Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">For 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.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Hear 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:</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.</span> (Matthew 21:30-34, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 30. 'And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, <span class="rl-speech">I [go], sir, and went not;</span> 31. which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last, to believe him.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">'Hear ye another simile: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and did put a hedge round it, and digged in it a wine-press, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">'And when the season of the fruits came nigh, he sent his servants unto the husbandmen, to receive the fruits of it,</span> (Matthew 21:30-34, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G3338 - metamellomai](/codex/g3338-metamellomai/), *metamellomai*, Strong's G3338
- [G1343 - dikaiosyne](/codex/g1343-dikaiosyne/), *dikaiosyne*, Strong's G1343
- [G4100 - pisteuo](/codex/g4100-pisteuo/), *pisteuo*, Strong's G4100
- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), *oida*, Strong's G1492
- [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros*, Strong's G4314

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 21.24-46](/codex/matthew-21-24-46/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G3338 - metamellomai](/codex/g3338-metamellomai/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.