Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

The son answered, 'No, I will not,' but later changed his mind and went.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

“He answered, ‘I don’t want to!’ Yet later he changed his mind and went.

International Standard Version

His son replied, "I don't want to,' but later he changed his mind and went.

A Conservative Version

And having answered, he said, I do not want to, but having repented later, he went.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Anderson New Testament

He answered and said, I will not. But he afterward regretted it, and went.

Bible in Basic English

And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

Common New Testament

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.

Daniel Mace New Testament

I won't, said he: but afterward be chang'd his mind, and went.

Darby Translation

And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.

Godbey New Testament

And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.

Goodspeed New Testament

And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

John Wesley New Testament

He answering said, I will not; but afterward repenting, he went.

Julia Smith Translation

And he, having answered, said, I will not; but afterward, having felt regret, he departed.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he answered [and] said, 'I do not want to!' But later [he] changed his mind [and] went.

Modern King James verseion

He answered and said, I will not. But afterwards he repented and went.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He answered and said, 'I will not.' But afterward, repented and went.

Moffatt New Testament

he replied, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.

Montgomery New Testament

"'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go.

NET Bible

The boy answered, 'I will not.' But later he had a change of heart and went.

New Heart English Bible

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

Noyes New Testament

And he answered and said, I will not. Afterward he repented, and went.

Sawyer New Testament

But he answered and said, I will not; but afterwards he repented, and went.

The Emphasized Bible

And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But he answering said, I will not: yet repenting afterwards, he went.

Twentieth Century New Testament

'Yes, sir,' he answered; but he did not go.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

"'I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went.

Williams New Testament

And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

World English Bible

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

Worrell New Testament

And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not.

Worsley New Testament

and he answered I will not; but afterwards repenting, he went.

Youngs Literal Translation

And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

I will
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ὕστερον 
Husteron 
afterward, last, at the last, last of all
Usage: 7

μεταμέλλομαι 
metamellomai 
Usage: 4

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Two Sons

28 But what do you think [about this]? A man had two sons; He went to the first one and said, 'Son, go to work in my vineyard today.' 29 The son answered, 'No, I will not,' but later changed his mind and went. 30 He went to the second son and said the same thing. That son replied, '[Yes], sir, I will,' [but] then did not go.

Cross References

Matthew 3:2-8

"You must repent [i.e., change your hearts and lives], for the kingdom of heaven will soon be here."

Matthew 21:31

Which of these two sons did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The first one." Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes [will] enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.

Luke 15:17-18

But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread to eat, and here I am, dying from hunger!

Acts 26:20

but, [instead] declared to the people of Damascus first, [then] to the people of Jerusalem, and [finally to those] throughout all of the district of Judea, as well as to the Gentiles [everywhere] that they should repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] and turn to God, doing deeds which demonstrate their repentance.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And some of you have practiced such things, but you were washed [i.e., from your sins. See Acts 22:16]; you were dedicated [i.e., set apart for God's service]; you were made right with God in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Holy Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 2:1-13

And you [Gentiles] were once [spiritually] dead because of your shortcomings and sins.

Ephesians 4:17-19

So, I tell you this, and insist [on it] by [the authority of] the Lord: Do not continue to live with worthless thoughts as [unconverted] Gentiles do.

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