{"id":19037,"date":"2026-10-10T19:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=19037"},"modified":"2026-10-10T19:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T19:06:37","slug":"matthew-chapter-21-the-parable-of-the-two-sons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jesusdidsay.com\/?page_id=19037","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Chapter 21 The Parable of the Two Sons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span id=\"en-NIV-23855\" class=\"text Matt-21-28\">The Parable of the Two Sons<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"text Matt-21-28\" style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28<\/sup>What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, Son, go and work today in the vineyard.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-23856\" class=\"text Matt-21-29\" style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29<\/sup>I will not, he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-23857\" class=\"text Matt-21-30\" style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30<\/sup>Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, I will, sir, but he did not go.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"en-NIV-23858\" class=\"text Matt-21-31\" style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31<\/sup>Which of the two did what his father wanted?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text Matt-21-31\">The first, they answered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><span class=\"text Matt-21-31\">Jesus said to them, <span class=\"woj\">Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.<\/span><\/span> <span id=\"en-NIV-23859\" class=\"text Matt-21-32\"><span class=\"woj\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32<\/sup>For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. 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