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

All which they will say unto you, observe and do; but their works do not do, because they say, and do not do.

They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.

But if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

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If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

The Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

And note this, there are some who are last who will be first, and there are some who are first who will be last."

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.