Matthew 21:30

And hee came to the second, and said likewise: and hee answered, and said, I goe sir, and went not.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"The man came to the second and said the same thing; and he answered, 'I {will,} sir'; but he did not go.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I `go', sir: and went not.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.
- Basic English Bible

Then the man went to the second son and told him the same thing. 'I will, sir,' he said. But he did not go.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And coming to the second he said likewise; and he answering said, *I* [go], sir, and went not.
- Darby Bible

And coming to the other, he said in like manner. And he answering, said: I go, Sir; and he went not.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
- English Revised Version

He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, 'I go, sir,' but he didn't go.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 21:30

21:30 He answered, I go, sir: but went not - Just so did the scribes and Pharisees: they professed the greatest readiness and zeal in the service of God: but it was bare profession, contradicted by all their actions.