Matthew 21:29

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Matthew 21:29

And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and changed his mind and went.

2 Chronicles 33:10-19

Now the Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention.

Isaiah 1:16-19

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Get your evil deeds out of My sight.
Stop doing evil,

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

Jeremiah 44:16

“As for the word (message) that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you.

Ezekiel 18:28-32

Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions which he had committed, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.

“But at the end of the days [that is, at the seven periods of time], I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my understanding and reason returned to me; and I blessed the Most High [God] and I praised and honored and glorified Him who lives forever,

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion;
And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Jonah 3:2

“Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.”

Jonah 3:8-10

But both man and animal must be covered with sackcloth; and every one is to call on God earnestly and forcefully that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence that is in his hands.

Matthew 3:2-8

“Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of the father?” The chief priests and elders replied, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.

Luke 15:17-18

But when he [finally] came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough food, while I am dying here of hunger!

Acts 26:20

but I openly proclaimed first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they should repent [change their inner self—their old way of thinking] and turn to God, doing deeds and living lives which are consistent with repentance.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].

Ephesians 2:1-13

And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,

Ephesians 4:17-19

So this I say, and solemnly affirm together with the Lord [as in His presence], that you must no longer live as the [unbelieving] Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds [and in the foolishness and emptiness of their souls],

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Summary

Matthew 21:29

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

I will not

Matthew 21:31

Jeremiah 44:16

Ephesians 4:17

He repented

General references

Bible References

I will not

“As for the word (message) that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you.

He repented

Now the Lord spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention.

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Get your evil deeds out of My sight.
Stop doing evil,

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions which he had committed, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.

“Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.”

But when he [finally] came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have more than enough food, while I am dying here of hunger!

And you [He made alive when you] were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of your transgressions and sins,

General references

“If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the best of the land;

The Pharisees and their scribes [seeing those with whom He was associating] began murmuring in discontent to His disciples, asking, “Why are you eating and drinking with the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews]?”

And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Now all the tax collectors and sinners [including non-observant Jews] were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.