Matthew 21:28 Cross References - MNT

²⁸ "But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!'

²⁵ "Indeed he does," answered Peter. But on Peter's entering the house, Jesus forestalled him, saying. "How does it seem to you, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes—from their own people, or from aliens?"

¹ "For the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

⁵ "So they went. Again at noon, and about three o'clock, he went out and did the same thing. ⁶ "When he went out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, "'Why have you been standing here idle, all the day long?' ⁷ "'Because no one has hired us,' they replied. "He said to them, 'Do you also go into the vineyard.'

³³ "Listen to another parable: "A man who was a householder planted a vineyard, fenced it about, dug a wine vat in it, built a tower, then rented it to vine-dressers and went abroad.

¹⁷ "Give us your advice, then. Is it allowable to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

³⁴ Take heed! Awake! for you never know the time. As a man gone abroad and leaving his house gives authority to his slaves, to each his task; and orders the porter to keep watch;

⁴ "Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you suppose that they were worse offenders than the rest of those who lived in Jerusalem?

¹¹ And he said: "There was a man who had two sons. ¹² "The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me the share of your property which is coming to me.' So he divided his means among them. ¹³ "Not many days after that the younger son gathered everything together and took his journey into a distant country; and there he wasted his money on living unsavingly. ¹⁴ "After he had spent everything there came a terrible famine in the land, and he began to be in want. ¹⁵ "So he went and hired to one of the citizens of that land, who sent him out into the fields to feed swine. ¹⁶ "And he was longing to be filled with the husks which the swine were eating, but no one gave him any. ¹⁷ "When he came to himself he said: "'How many of my father's hired men have bread enough and to spare, while I am perishing of hunger! ¹⁸ "'I will rise and go to my father, and say to him. "Father, I have sinned against Heaven and in your sight, ¹⁹ "'"I am no more worthy to be called your son; only make me like one of your hired men."' ²⁰ "So he arose and went to his father; but while he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. ²¹ "The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight and am no more worthy to be called your son.' ²² "'Fetch the best robe, quick,' said the father to his slaves, 'and put it on him, and give him a ring on his finger, and shoes on his feet. ²³ "'Bring that fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry, ²⁴ "'for this son of mine was dead and is alive again—he was lost and is found.' ²⁵ "So they began to make merry. But his elder son was in the field, and as he drew near to the house he heard music and dancing, ²⁶ "and he summoned one of the slaves, and began to inquire of him what all this meant. ²⁷ "'Your brother is come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has him safe and sound.' ²⁸ "But he was angry and would not go in; so his father came out, and attempted to plead with him; but he said to his father. ²⁹ "'All these years I have been slaving for you and never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you never gave me even a kid so that I might make merry with my friends. ³⁰ "'But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with harlots, you have killed him the fatted calf.' ³¹ "'My dear son,' answered his father, 'you are always with me and all that is mine is yours. ³² "'But it was fitting that we should make merry and rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead and is alive; he was lost and is found.'"

¹⁵ I am speaking to men of sense; do you yourselves judge what I say.

⁵⁸ So, my brothers beloved, stand firm, immovable, always abounding in work for the Lord, because you know that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord.