Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

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

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.

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.

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 how, to you, doth it seem? A man, had two sons: coming unto the first, he said, Son! go thy way, to-day, be working in the vineyard. 29 And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not; 30 And, coming unto the second, he spake, in like manner, - and, he, answering, said, I will not: afterwards, smitten with regret, he went.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 33:10-19

And Yahweh spake unto Manasseh and unto his people, but they did not give ear.

Isaiah 1:16-19

Wash you make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes, - Cease to do evil.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek Yahweh while he may be found, - Call ye upon him while he is near:

Jeremiah 44:16

As touching the word which thou hast spoken unto us, in the name of Yahweh we are not going to hearken unto thee;

Ezekiel 18:28-32

When he considered, then he turned away from all his transgressions which he had committed, He shall surely live. He shall not die.

Daniel 4:34-37

And, at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes unto the heavens, did uplift, and, mine understanding, unto me, returned, and, the Most High, I blessed, and, to him that liveth age-abidingly, I rendered praise and honour, - whose dominion, is an age-abiding dominion, and, his kingdom, lasteth from generation to generation;

Jonah 3:2

Arise, get thee unto Nineveh, the great city, - and cry against it the cry that I am bidding thee.

Jonah 3:8-10

Let both man and beast, cover themselves with sackcloth, and let them cry unto God, mightily, - Yea let them turn, every man from his wicked way, and from the violence which is in their hands:

Matthew 3:2-8

saying, Repent ye, - for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two, did the will of the father? They say, The latter. Jesus saith unto them - Verily, I say unto you, the tax-collectors and the harlots, are going before you, into the kingdom of God;

Luke 15:17-18

But coming, to himself, he said - How many hired servants of my father, have bread enough and to spare, whereas, I, with famine, here, am perishing!

Acts 26:20

But - both to them in Damascus, first, and in Jerusalem, unto all the country of Judaea also, and unto the nations, I carried tidings - that they should repent, and turn unto God, and, works worthy of their repentance, should practise.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And, these things, were some of you; but ye bathed them away, - but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified, in the name of ourLord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 2:1-13

Unto you also - being dead by your offences and sins,

Ephesians 4:17-19

This, therefore, am I saying and protesting in the Lord: - that, no longer, ye walk even as, the nations, walk - in the vanity of their minds,

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