World English Bible

Matthew 21:28

“But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.”

Verse in context — Matthew 21

But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.

They answered Jesus, and said, "We don't know." He also said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.

But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he didn't go.

Jesus as the promised Messiah, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy.