A. 28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
B. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
C. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first.
C’. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
B’. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not:
A’. but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
This is one of those passages that there doesn’t seem to be much there and then after checking it for “pairings” it turns out to be a highly structured (designed) passage
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28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons,
…..and he came to the first
……….and said, ‘Son, go work today in the vineyard.’
……………29 “And he answered,
………………..’I will not’;
…………………….but afterward he regretted it and went.
30 “The man came to the second
…..and said the same thing;
……….and he answered,
………………..’I will, sir’;
…………………….but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did the will of his father?”
…..They said, “The first.”
…..Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors
…..and prostitutes
will get into the kingdom of God BEFORE you.
…..32 “For John came to you in the way of righteousness
……….and you
……………did not believe him;
………………..but the tax collectors and prostitutes
……………did believe him;
……….and you,
…..seeing this,
did not even feel remorse AFTERWARD so as to believe him.