Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

New American Standard Bible

And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went.

King James Version

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

Holman Bible

“He answered, ‘I don’t want to!’ Yet later he changed his mind and went.

International Standard Version

His son replied, "I don't want to,' but later he changed his mind and went.

A Conservative Version

And having answered, he said, I do not want to, but having repented later, he went.

American Standard Version

And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.

Amplified

And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and changed his mind and went.

An Understandable Version

The son answered, 'No, I will not,' but later changed his mind and went.

Anderson New Testament

He answered and said, I will not. But he afterward regretted it, and went.

Bible in Basic English

And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.

Common New Testament

He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he regretted it and went.

Daniel Mace New Testament

I won't, said he: but afterward be chang'd his mind, and went.

Darby Translation

And he answering said, I will not; but afterwards repenting himself he went.

Godbey New Testament

And he responding said, I am not willing: but afterward, having regretted, he went.

Goodspeed New Testament

And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

John Wesley New Testament

He answering said, I will not; but afterward repenting, he went.

Julia Smith Translation

And he, having answered, said, I will not; but afterward, having felt regret, he departed.

King James 2000

He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he answered [and] said, 'I do not want to!' But later [he] changed his mind [and] went.

Modern King James verseion

He answered and said, I will not. But afterwards he repented and went.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He answered and said, 'I will not.' But afterward, repented and went.

Moffatt New Testament

he replied, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go.

Montgomery New Testament

"'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go.

NET Bible

The boy answered, 'I will not.' But later he had a change of heart and went.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

And he answered and said, I will not. Afterward he repented, and went.

Sawyer New Testament

But he answered and said, I will not; but afterwards he repented, and went.

The Emphasized Bible

And, he, answering, said, I, sir! and went not;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But he answering said, I will not: yet repenting afterwards, he went.

Twentieth Century New Testament

'Yes, sir,' he answered; but he did not go.

Webster

He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went.

Weymouth New Testament

"'I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

And he, answering, said, 'I go, sir,' and he went not.

Worsley New Testament

and he answered I will not; but afterwards repenting, he went.

Youngs Literal Translation

And he answering said, 'I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

I will
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ὕστερον 
Husteron 
afterward, last, at the last, last of all
Usage: 7

μεταμέλλομαι 
metamellomai 
Usage: 4

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Two Sons

28 "But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons, He came to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in my vineyard today.' 29  And he answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. 30 Then he came to the second and said the same thing. And he answered, 'I will not.' But afterward he changed his mind and went.

Cross References

Matthew 3:2-8

and saying, "Repent! For the kingdom of heaven is near."

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you.

Luke 15:17-18

Then he came to himself and said, 'How many of my father's hired men have more to eat than they need, and here I am dying of hunger!

Acts 26:20

but I began to preach first to the people of Damascus and Jerusalem, and all over Judea, and then to the heathen, to repent and turn to God, and to live lives consistent with such repentance.

1 Corinthians 6:11

And these are just the characters some of you used to be. But now you have washed yourselves clean, you have been consecrated, you are now in right standing with God, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God.

Ephesians 2:1-13

You too were dead because of the shortcomings and sins

Ephesians 4:17-19

So I mean this and now testify to it in the name of the Lord: You must now stop living as the heathen usually do, in the frivolity of their minds,

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