Matthew 21:31
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus;
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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θεός
of God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πρῶτος
first.
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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λέγω
I say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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προάγω
go before
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προάγω
to lead forward (magisterially); intransitively, to precede (in place or time (participle, previous))
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τίς
Which
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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τελώνης
tax collectors
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τελώνης
a tax-farmer, i.e. collector of public revenue
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πόρνη
prostitutes
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πόρνη
a strumpet; figuratively, an idolater
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