Matthew 21:28 Cross References - DouayRheims

²⁸ But what think you? A certain man had two sons: and coming to the first, he said: Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

^{25 (17:24)} He said: Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying: What is thy opinion, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute or custom, of their own children, or of strangers?

¹ The kingdom of heaven is like to an householder, who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

⁵ And they went their way. And again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did in like manner. ⁶ But about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing, and he saith to them: Why stand you here all the day idle? ⁷ They say to him: Because no man hath hired us. He saith to them: Go ye also into my vineyard.

³³ Hear ye another parable. There was a man, an householder, who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country.

¹⁷ Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

³⁴ Even as a man who, going into a far country, left his house and gave authority to his servants over every work and commanded the porter to watch.

⁴ Or those eighteen upon whom the tower fell in Siloe and slew them: think you that they also were debtors above all the men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

¹¹ And he said: A certain man had two sons. ¹² And the younger of them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his substance. ¹³ And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously. ¹⁴ And after he had spent all, there came a mighty famine in that country: and he began to be in want. ¹⁵ And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine. ¹⁶ And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. ¹⁷ And returning to himself, he said: How many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread, and I here perish with hunger! ¹⁸ I will arise and will go to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee. ¹⁹ I am not worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. ²⁰ And rising up, he came to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him. ²¹ And the son said to him: Father: I have sinned against heaven and before thee I am not now worthy to be called thy son. ²² And the father said to his servants: Bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him: and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet. ²³ And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it: and let us eat and make merry: ²⁴ Because this my son was dead and is come to life again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. ²⁵ Now his elder son was in the field and when he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. ²⁶ And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. ²⁷ And he said to him: Thy brother is come and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe. ²⁸ And he was angry and would not go in. His father therefore coming out began to entreat him. ²⁹ And he answering, said to his father: Behold, for so many years do I serve thee and I have never transgressed thy commandment: and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends. ³⁰ But as soon as this thy son is come, who hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. ³¹ But he said to him: Son, thou art always with me; and all I have is thine. ³² But it was fit that we should make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again; he was lost, and is found.

¹⁵ I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say.

⁵⁸ Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable: always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.