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- Chapter 21
- Verse 29
Matthew 21:29
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
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Commentary
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
He answered and said, I will not,.... Which answer fitly expresses the language and practice of openly profane and unregenerate sinners, who will not come to Christ, that they may have life; nor will…
But what think ye? - A way of speaking designed to direct them particularly to what he was saying, that they might be self-convicted. Two sons - By those two sons our Lord intends to represent the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
repented Rather "changed his mind," felt regret but not repentance or Metanoia, a deeper and more lasting feeling: see ch. Mat 3:2.
According to a well-supported reading the cases of the two sons are…
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