Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 21:28 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
Matthew 21:28
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.
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.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I {go}, sir: and went not.
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