Matthew 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
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Gill's Exposition
Whether of them twain did the will of his father?.... This is the question put by Christ, upon the preceding parable to the chief priests, elders, and Scribes,
they say unto him, the first: an…
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…
The Parable of the Two Sons, and the Explanation of it Peculiar to St Matthew
St Luke omits the parable, perhaps as referring especially to Israel. The parable follows in close connection with the…
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