Catholic Public Domain Version
"And responding, he said, ‘I am not willing.’ But afterwards, being moved by repentance, he went. "
— Matthew 21:29, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.”
“And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went. ”
“He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.”
“The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.”
“And he answering, said: I will not. But afterwards, being moved with repentance, he went.”
“And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.”
“He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.”
“If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From men,’ we have the crowd to fear, for they all hold John to be a prophet.”
And so, they answered Jesus by saying, “We do not know.” So he also said to them: “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
But how does it seem to you? A certain man had two sons. And approaching the first, he said: ‘Son, go out today to work in my vineyard.’
And responding, he said, ‘I am not willing.’ But afterwards, being moved by repentance, he went.
And approaching the other, he spoke similarly. And answering, he said, ‘I am going, lord.’ And he did not go.
Which of the two did the will of the father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them: “Amen I say to you, that tax collectors and prostitutes shall precede you, into the kingdom of God.
For John came to you in the way of justice, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Yet even after seeing this, you did not repent, so as to believe him.