Parallel Verses

Common New Testament

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

An Understandable Version

The son answered, 'No, I will not,' but later 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.

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 "What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' 29 He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he went to the second and said the same thing. And he answered, 'I go, sir,' but he did not go.


Cross References

Matthew 3:2-8

and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Luke 15:17-18

But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and here I perish with hunger!

Acts 26:20

but declared first to those at Damascus, then at Jerusalem and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God and perform deeds worthy of their repentance.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 2:1-13

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,

Ephesians 4:17-19

Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds,

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