- Bible
- Matthew
- Chapter 21
- Verse 30
Matthew 21:30
And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
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Gill's Exposition
And he came to the second,.... The Scribes and Pharisees, by the ministry of John the Baptist, Christ, and his apostles also:
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