Matthew 21:28 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 21:28

But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’

BSB

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ASV

But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

KJV

But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 28) What do you think? A certain man had two sons; and going to the first, he said: Son, go today to work in my vineyard. Hi sunt duo filii, qui et in Lucae parabola describuntur, frugi et luxuriosus, et de quibus Zacharias propheta loquitur: Assumpsi mihi duas virgas: unam vocavi decorem, et alteram vocavi funiculum, et pavi gregem (Zach. XI, 7). Primo dicitur Gentilium populo per naturalis legis notitiam: Vade, et operare in vinea mea: hoc est, quod tibi non vis fieri, alteri ne feceris (Tob. IV).

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A certain man had two sons - Under the emblem of these two sons, one of whom was a libertine, disobedient, and insolent, but who afterwards thought on his ways, and returned to his duty; and the second, a hypocrite, who promised all, and did nothing; our Lord points out, on the one hand, the tax-gatherers and sinners of all descriptions, who, convicted by the preaching of John and that of Christ, turned away from their iniquities and embraced the Gospel; and, on the other hand, the scribes, Pharisees, and self-righteous people, who, pretending a zeal for the law, would not receive the salvation of the Gospel.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2747: “Saying Versus Doing” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1901)

THE father had a right to the services of both his sons, for they were, according to the strict rendering of the word, children, or young men under age. They depended upon him for everything, so they were bound to obey his commands. He did not lay upon them any very heavy tax. He simply asked that they should set to work in his vineyard and go at once, seeing that, probably, there was need for the vines there and then to have their earnest attention.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τί	Ti	What	G5101 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ὑμῖν	humin	you	G4771 →
δοκεῖ;	dokei	think?	G1380 →
ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	A man	G444 →
εἶχεν	eichen	had	G2192 →
τέκνα	tekna	sons	G5043 →
δύο,	duo	two,	G1417 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
προσελθὼν	proselthōn	having come	G4334 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
πρώτῳ	prōtō	first	G4413 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	he said;	G2036 →
τέκνον,	teknon	Son,	G5043 →
ὕπαγε	hupage	do go	G5217 →
σήμερον	sēmeron	today	G4594 →
ἐργάζου	ergazou	do work	G2038 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
ἀμπελῶνι	ampelōni	vineyard	G290 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
leads to
- Galatians 6:9
  Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- 2 Chronicles 15:7
  But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Philippians 2:16
  as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- 1 Corinthians 3:8
  He who plants and he who waters are one in purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own labor.
Through
Matthew 20:1
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 13:47
  Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
- Matthew 13:24
  Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew