“那父亲又对小儿子说，‘你今天到葡萄园工作吧！’小儿子回答说，‘好的，父亲。’他答应了，却没有去。

又来对小儿子也是这样说。他回答说：‘父啊，我去’，他却不去。

他来对小儿子也是这样说。他回答：‘父亲大人，我去’，却不去。

他来对小儿子也是这样说。他回答：‘父亲大人，我去’，却不去。

父亲又照样去吩咐小儿子。小儿子说：‘父亲，我会去的。’后来却没有去。

父亲前来对小儿子也说同样的话。“小儿子回答说：‘主啊，我去。’可是他没有去。

又來對小兒子也是這樣說。他回答說：『父啊，我去』，他卻不去。

他來對小兒子也是這樣說。他回答：『父親大人，我去』，卻不去。

他來對小兒子也是這樣說。他回答：『父親大人，我去』，卻不去。

「那父親又對小兒子說，『你今天到葡萄園工作吧！』小兒子回答說，『好的，父親。』他答應了，卻沒有去。

父親又照樣去吩咐小兒子。小兒子說：‘父親，我會去的。’後來卻沒有去。

又走上前去對老二也這樣說；他回答說，「我不願意」；後來後悔，去了。

父親前來對小兒子也說同樣的話。「小兒子回答說：『主啊，我去。』可是他沒有去。

謂其仲子亦如之、對曰、主諾、既而不往、

命其次子亦如之、對曰、主、諾、既而不果往、

又就次子、亦如此言、對曰、主、我往、而終不往、

諭次子亦往、次子曰：「大人、我往。」然竟未往也。

“ Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered,‘ I will, sir,’ but he did not go.

“ Then the father went to the other son. He said the same thing. The son answered,‘ I will, sir.’ But he did not go.

And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered,‘ I go, sir,’ but did not go.

Then the father told the other son,‘ You go,’ and he said,‘ Yes, sir, I will.’ But he didn’t go.

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing.‘ I will, sir,’ he answered, but he didn’t go.

And the man came to his second son and said the same thing; and he replied,‘ I will, sir’; and yet he did not go.

Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said,‘ I go, sir,’ but he did not go.

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

Then the man went to the other and said the same thing.“‘ I will, sir,’ he answered. But he didn’t go.

And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I[ go], sir: and went not.

The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘ I will, sir,’ but did not go.

He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered,‘ I’m going, sir,’ but he didn’t go.

他们自称认识上帝，在行为上却否认祂。他们令人可憎，悖逆成性，一无是处。

他们随着人群来到你面前，坐着聆听你的话，俨然像我的子民。但他们不付诸实行，嘴里说的是甜言蜜语，心中却追求不义之财。

你们要谨遵他们的教导，但不要效法他们的行为，因为他们言行不一。

你自称是犹太人，倚仗上帝所赐的律法，自夸与上帝有特别的关系；你受过律法的教导，知道上帝的旨意，能明辨是非；你自信可以做盲人的向导、黑暗中的人的光、愚昧人的师傅、小孩子的老师，因为你从律法中得到了知识和真理。那么，你这教导别人的，为什么不教导自己呢？你教导人不可偷盗，自己却偷盗吗？你告诉他人不可通奸，自己却通奸吗？你憎恶偶像，自己却去偷庙里的东西吗？你以律法自夸，自己却违犯律法羞辱上帝吗？正如圣经上说：“因你们的缘故，上帝的名在外族人中受到亵渎！”如果你遵行律法，割礼才有价值；如果你违犯律法，受了割礼也如同未受割礼。