Matthew 21:29
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‘I will not,’ he replied. But later he changed his mind and went.
Commentaries
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He answered and said, I will not--TRENCH notices the rudeness of this answer, and the total absence of any attempt to excuse such disobedience, both characteristic; representing careless, reckless sinners resisting God to His face.
Open source ↗21:29 I won’t go: This response must have offended Jews who were taught to show outward respect for the authority of a father (see 8:21-22).
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The Hebrew and Greek words behind this passage, with Strong's numbers — from openscriptures (CC BY-SA).
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And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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