SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:30
Y llegando al otro, le dijo de la misma manera; y respondiendo l, dijo: Yo voy seor. Y no fue.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 21:30
Verse 30. I go, sir] This is all respect, complaisance, and professed, obedience; but he went not: he promised well, but did not perform. What a multitude of such are in the world, professing to know God, but denying him in their works! Alas! what will such professions avail, when God comes to take away the soul?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 30. And he came to the second , etc.] The Scribes and Pharisees, by the ministry of John the Baptist, Christ, and his apostles also: and said likewise ; the same things as to the other son, the publicans and sinners; calling them into the Gospel dispensation, to hear the word, embrace truth, attend on ordinances, and labour in promoting the kingdom, and interest of the Messiah, whilst they had the light of the Gospel with them. Urging also the relation they stood in to God, as a part of the Jewish body; to whom, among other external privileges, the adoption belonged: and he answered and said, I go, sir, and went not : the word go is not in the generality of the Greek copies; the phrase is only I sir, though it is rightly enough supplied as to the sense. Beza says, it was in his most ancient copy; and so it is in the Arabic and Persic versions, and in Munsters Hebrew Gospel; though it is not in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions. So, the Scribes and Pharisees seemed pleased with the ministry of John for a while, and at first were forward to submit to his baptism, and were very inquisitive about the Messiah: yet, when he was declared in Johns ministry, and by his own doctrine, and miracles, they refused to give in to the belief of him; they would neither enter into the Gospel kingdom, embrace the doctrines, and obey the commands of it themselves, nor suffer others to enter in; but, as much as in them lay, by their reproaches, menaces, and excommunications, deterred them from it. They, were like some other persons, who promise fair, and talk much of doing good works, but do none; teach the people to do them, but do not perform them themselves, though they would seem to do them; make great pretensions to them, boast of them, and trust in them; and therefore, of all men, ought to be careful to maintain them, and yet do the least.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 28-32 - Parables which give reproof, speak plainly to the offenders, and judg them out of their own mouths. The parable of the two sons sent to wor in the vineyard, is to show that those who knew not John's baptism to be of God, were shamed by those who knew it, and owned it. The whol human race are like children whom the Lord has brought up, but the have rebelled against him, only some are more plausible in their disobedience than others. And it often happens, that the daring rebe is brought to repentance and becomes the Lord's servant, while the formalist grows hardened in pride and enmity.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ προσελθων 4334 5631 V-2AAP-NSM τω 3588 T-DSN δευτερω 1208 A-DSN ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S ωσαυτως 5615 ADV ο 3588 T-NSM δε 1161 CONJ αποκριθεις 611 5679 V-AOP-NSM ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S εγω 1473 P-1NS κυριε 2962 N-VSM και 2532 CONJ ουκ 3756 PRT-N απηλθεν 565 5627 V-2AAI-3S
