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Andδὲhe cameπροσελθὼνto the secondτῷ δευτέρῳandsaidεἶπενthe same.ὡσαύτωςAndδὲheὁansweredἀποκριθεὶςand said,εἶπεν‘I will,Ἐγώsir,’κύριεandκαὶdid notοὐκgo.ἀπῆλθεν
Matthew 21:30
Study it in the app“And he came to the second and said the same. And he answered and said, ‘I will, sir,’ and did not go.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 21:30, word by word
- he cameπροσελθὼνproselthōn
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appears- to the secondδευτέρῳdeuterōi
second
Second.
Where else “deuterōi” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- the sameὡσαύτωςhōsautōs
likewise
Likewise, in the same way.
Where else “hōsautōs” appears- answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appears- sir,’κύριεkyrie
sir
A respectful way to address someone.
Where else “kyrie” appears- goἀπῆλθενapēlthen
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthen” appears
The context
29And he answered and said, ‘I do not want to.’ But later he regretted it and went.
30 · This verse (above)
31Which of the two did the will of his father?” They say, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God.
To study Matthew 21 in a group
1. What it says
What did the crowd shout when Jesus entered Jerusalem (vv. 8–9)?
2. What it means
Why did Jesus drive out those buying and selling in the temple, quoting “My house will be called a house of prayer” (vv. 12–13)?
3. How I live it
Jesus said whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive (v. 22). What would you like to ask for today with trust?