Matthew 21:23-32

23WhenG2532 Jesus returnedG2064 toG1519 theG3588 templeG2411 courts and began to teachG1321, theG3588 chief priestsG749 andG2532 eldersG4245 of theG3588 peopleG2992 came upG4334 to HimG846. “ByG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 are You doingG4160 these thingsG3778?” they askedG3004. “AndG2532 whoG5101 gaveG1325 YouG4771 thisG3778 authorityG1849?”

24“I will also askG2504G2065 youG4771 oneG1520 questionG3056,” JesusG2424 repliedG611, “and ifG1437 you answerG2036 MeG1473, IG2504 will tellG2046 youG4771 byG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 I am doingG4160 these thingsG3778. 25What was the sourceG4159G1510 ofG3588 John’sG2491 baptismG908? Was it fromG1537 heavenG3772 orG2228 fromG1537 menG444?”

They deliberatedG1260 amongG1722 themselvesG1438 and saidG3004, “IfG1437 we sayG2036, ‘FromG1537 heavenG3772,’ He will askG2046, ‘WhyG1223G5101 thenG3767 did you not believeG3756G4100 himG846?’ 26ButG1161 ifG1437 we sayG2036, ‘FromG1537 menG444,’ we are afraidG5399 of theG3588 peopleG3793, forG1063 they allG3956 regardG2192 JohnG2491 asG5613 a prophetG4396.” 27SoG2532 they answeredG611, “We do not knowG3756G1492.”

AndG2532 Jesus repliedG5346, “NeitherG3761 will IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771 byG1722 whatG4169 authorityG1849 I am doingG4160 these thingsG3778.

28ButG1161 whatG5101 do youG4771 thinkG1380? There was a manG444 who hadG2192 twoG1417 sonsG5043. He wentG4334 to theG3588 firstG4413 one and saidG2036, ‘SonG5043, goG5217 and workG2038 todayG4594 inG1722 theG3588 vineyardG290.’

29‘I will notG2309,’ he repliedG611. ButG3756G1161 laterG5305 he changed his mindG3338 and wentG565.1

30ThenG1161 the man wentG4334 to theG3588 secondG1208 son and toldG2036 him the same thingG5615.

‘IG1473 will, sirG2962,’ he saidG611. ButG2532 he did not goG3756G565.

31WhichG5101 ofG1537 theG3588 twoG1417 didG4160 theG3588 willG2307 ofG3588 his fatherG3962?”

“TheG3588 firstG4413,2” they answeredG3004.

JesusG2424 saidG3004 to themG846, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, theG3588 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 prostitutesG4204 are enteringG4254G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 before youG4771. 32ForG1063 JohnG2491 cameG2064 toG4314 youG4771 inG1722 the wayG3598 of righteousnessG1343, andG2532 you did not believeG3756G4100 himG846, butG1161 theG3588 tax collectorsG5057 andG2532 prostitutesG4204 did. AndG1161 even afterG5305 you saw thisG3708, youG4771 did not repentG3338 and believeG4100 himG846.