Matthew 21:30

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Matthew 21:30

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

I go

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I go

so do whatever they tell you and follow it, but stop doing what they do, because they don't do what they say.

Then they come to you as a group, sit down right in front of you as if they were my people, hear your words and then they don't do what you say because they're seeking only their own desires, they pursue ill-gotten profits, and they keep following their own self-interests.

Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the Law, and boast about God,

They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.

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If you're willing and obedient, you'll eat the best that the land produces;

The Pharisees and their scribes started complaining to Jesus' disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

You see, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus.