Study it in the app“Which 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.”
Whichτίςofἐκthe twoτῶν δύοdidἐποίησενthe willτὸ θέλημαof his father?”τοῦ πατρόςThey say,λέγουσιν“The first.”Ὁ πρῶτοςJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςsaysλέγειto them,αὐτοῖς“TrulyἈμὴνI tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιthe tax collectorsοἱ τελῶναιandκαὶthe prostitutesαἱ πόρναιare going ahead ofπροάγουσινyouὑμᾶςintoεἰςthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appearspractice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “epoiēsen” appearswill
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appearsparents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patros” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousin” appearsfirst
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōtos” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appearstruly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appearstax collector
Tax collector, who collected taxes for Rome; despised by the people.
Where else “telōnai” appearsprostitute
Prostitute.
Where else “pornai” appearsgo ahead
To walk in front of others, opening the way for them.
Where else “proagousin” appearskingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears30And he came to the second and said the same. And he answered and said, ‘I will, sir,’ and did not go.
31 · This verse (above)
32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and you, even when you saw it, did not even regret it afterward so as to believe him.
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?
