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Matthew 21:29

NETBible	The boy answered,¹ ‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart² and went.
NIV © biblegateway Mat 21:29	"‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 21:29	"And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he regretted it and went.
NLT © biblegateway Mat 21:29	The son answered, ‘No, I won’t go,’ but later he changed his mind and went anyway.
MSG © biblegateway Mat 21:29	"The son answered, 'I don't want to.' Later on he thought better of it and went.
BBE © SABDAweb Mat 21:29	And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.
NRSV © bibleoremus Mat 21:29	He answered, ‘I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went.
NKJV © biblegateway Mat 21:29	"He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went.
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KJV	He answered <1161> <611> (5679) and said <2036> (5627)_, I will <2309> (5719) not <3756>_: but <1161> afterward <5305> he repented <3338> (5679)_, and went <565> (5627)_.
NASB © biblegateway Mat 21:29	"And he answered <611> , 'I will not'; but afterward <5305> he regretted <3338> it and went <565> .
NET [draft] ITL	The boy answered <611> <2036> , ‘I <1473> will not <3756> .’ But later he had a change of heart and <2532> went <565> .
GREEK	o de apokriyeiv kurie kai ouk aphlyen <565> (5627) V-2AAI-3S

NETBible

The boy answered,¹ ‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart² and went.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here the referent (“the boy”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn The Greek text reads here μεταμέλομαι (metamelomai): “to change one’s mind about something, with the probable implication of regret” (L&N 31.59); cf. also BDAG 639 s.v. The idea in this context involves more than just a change of mind, for the son regrets his initial response. The same verb is used in v. 32.