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Matthew 21:31-32 Desire of the Father 2
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1. Matthew 21:31-32 Desire of the Father 2
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2. Repent build
English repent: Change what you are doing.
Greek repent: Think about what you are doing. Change if necessary.
There is another Greek word, used by Jesus, for changing what you are doing.
3. Matthew 21:31-32 Desire of the Father 2
Is anyone going into the "Kingdom of God"? Who is not going in?
... more to be added ...
4. Matthew 21:29 Repent
Matthew 21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. [kjv]
ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν εγω κυριε και ουκ απηλθεν [gnt]
The ancient Greek word
"μεταμέλεια" ≈ "change of purpose, regret, repentance" which is the modern idea of the Latin-based
"repent". This word has to do with
observed behavior and
not inferred attitude.
The ancient Greek word
"μετάνοια" ≈ "afterthought, think after" where the
"repent" (changed behavior) comes from the Latin and
not the Greek.
5. Matthew 21:31 Conclusions
Matthew 21:31 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. [kjv]
τις εκ των δυο εποιησεν το θελημα του πατρος λεγουσιν ο υστερος λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους αμην λεγω υμιν οτι οι τελωναι και αι πορναι προαγουσιν υμας εις την βασιλειαν του θεου [gnt]
To support the earlier changes, the
TR (Textus Receptus) changes the
"lagging behind" one to the
"first" one.
"θέλω" ≈ "want, wish, care to" or "ἐθέλω" ≈ "want, wish, care to".
"βούλομαι" ≈ "will, want".
Is
anyone going into the "
Kingdom of God"?
6. Matthew 21:31-32 Desire of the Father 2
Is anyone going into the "Kingdom of God"? Who is not going in?
... more to be added ...
7. Verily I say to you: connect the dots
Matthew 25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. [kjv]
ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν αμην λεγω υμιν ουκ οιδα υμας [gnt]
Jesus uses the phrase
"verily" or
"amen",
"(I) say" "(to) you" (plural)
25 times and (singular)
2 times in Matthew. Since Matthew is writing down what Jesus says, the exact placement of this phrase appears to be important.
The "amen" in the Greek was changed, when spoken by Jesus at the beginning of a phrase, sometime in the Middle Ages, to "verily". The Latin Vulgate uses the "amen" instead of the Latin "verily".
The phrase itself is a symmetrical play on words with the "amen" similar to the "(to) you".
This model appears to fit when the
"(to) you" is
singular and
not plural.
8. Verily I say unto you: connect the dots
Some (theologians, commentators, pastors, etc.) say that the phrase is used to introduce an important concept. Is what Jesus says ever
unimportant?
Instead, the phrase appears to be used to connect the previous thought (excluding scripture quotation) with the next thought as similar in some way.
In some cases, the two thoughts are stated in a
top-down backward-chaining manner so that it helps to consider the second thought before the first thought.
9. Matthew 21:31 Connect the dots
Matthew 21:31 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. [kjv]
τις εκ των δυο εποιησεν το θελημα του πατρος λεγουσιν ο υστερος λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους αμην λεγω υμιν οτι οι τελωναι και αι πορναι προαγουσιν υμας εις την βασιλειαν του θεου [gnt]
One should compare the previous (short) parable of the two children with what Jesus is going to say about the religious establishment (build on sand) and the common people (the sand).
10. Kingdoms
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There are many viewpoints on the "kingdom" of "God" and the "kingdom" of "heaven/air".
| Gospel |
Kingdom
of heaven |
Kingdom
of God |
| Matthew |
32 |
5 |
| Mark |
0 |
16 |
| Luke |
0 |
32 |
| John |
0 |
2 |
Sometimes Jesus just says "kingdom". The TR adds "of God" in one of these verses.
It appears that Jesus uses the noun phrase "kingdom" of "heaven/air" as a code word. Matthew just wrote down what was said. The others merged these together in their minds before writing what they remembered.
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11. Matthew 21:32 John
Matthew 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. [kjv]
ηλθεν γαρ ιωαννης προς υμας εν οδω δικαιοσυνης και ουκ επιστευσατε αυτω οι δε τελωναι και αι πορναι επιστευσαν αυτω υμεις δε ιδοντες ουδε μετεμεληθητε υστερον του πιστευσαι αυτω [gnt]
The ancient Greek word
"μεταμέλεια" ≈ "change of purpose, regret, repentance" which is the modern idea of the Latin-based
"repent". This word has to do with
observed behavior and
not inferred attitude.
12. Matthew 21:32 Questions
Matthew 21:32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. [kjv]
ηλθεν γαρ ιωαννης προς υμας εν οδω δικαιοσυνης και ουκ επιστευσατε αυτω οι δε τελωναι και αι πορναι επιστευσαν αυτω υμεις δε ιδοντες ουδε μετεμεληθητε υστερον του πιστευσαι αυτω [gnt]
Had the religious establishment come to say, in effect, "
We are Lord, do what we say"?
Had the religious establishment become a form of "
tax collector"?
Had the religious establishment become a form of "
harlot" or "
mistress" put in place of the true Lord?
Had some of the actual "
tax collectors" and "
harlots" heard John and "
thought after" what he said and, as a result, "
changed behavior" despite "
lagging behind"?
13. Matthew 21:31
KJV: 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.
Greek: τις εκ των δυο εποιησεν το θελημα του πατρος λεγουσιν αυτω ο πρωτος υστερος λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους αμην λεγω υμιν οτι οι τελωναι και αι πορναι προαγουσιν υμας εις την βασιλειαν του θεου
14. Matthew 21:32
KJV: For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Greek: ηλθεν γαρ ιωαννης προς υμας ιωαννης εν οδω δικαιοσυνης και ουκ επιστευσατε αυτω οι δε τελωναι και αι πορναι επιστευσαν αυτω υμεις δε ιδοντες ου ουδε μετεμεληθητε υστερον του πιστευσαι αυτω
15. Logical analysis: Groups
In Matthew, the "
Kingdom of Heaven" is not the same as the "
Kingdom of God".
Jesus refers to two groups
Sinners who may or may not change.
Birds (religious elite) who have oppressed others.
Note: To be a
bird one needs to make a
nest in the religious hierarchy and use that position in the pecking order to
oppress others via deception, added burdens, etc., and
not repented (in both senses) as, for example, Paul.
16. Logical analysis: Line up
Some sinners will
"repent" as in
"think about it" and, if and where needed, as in
"repent" as in
"change their ways" (different words in the Greek).
To enter the "
Kingdom of God", the groups are lined up.
Front of the line: Sinners who have changed.
Middle of the line: Sinners who have not changed.
Back of the line: Birds (religious elite) who have oppressed others.
The gate is now
"open" .
17. Logical analysis: Enter
When the gate is
"open" , the
"sinners who have changed" enter first.
18. Logical analysis: Stop
The
"sinners who have not changed" do
not enter. The gate is then
"shut".
"Birds (religious elite) who have oppressed others." are still waiting behind those
"sinners who have not changed" who have
not entered. Thus,
none of the
"Birds (religious elite) who have oppressed others." enter.
19. Matthew 21:31 Kingdom of God build
Matthew 21:31 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. [kjv]
τις εκ των δυο εποιησεν το θελημα του πατρος λεγουσιν ο υστερος λεγει αυτοις ο ιησους αμην λεγω υμιν οτι οι τελωναι και αι πορναι προαγουσιν υμας εις την βασιλειαν του θεου [gnt]
20. Thought parable
Here is a paraphrase parable loosely based on some of the parables of Jesus.
1. Man one believed but spent all his time crusading for the belief that Jesus was one substance and fully human and fully God.
2. Man two believed but spent all his time crusading for the belief that Jesus was really God but just appeared to be human.
3. Man three believed but ignored the beliefs of man one and man two and went around doing good works, avoiding glory, and being passive when confronted.
Who did the will of the Father?
What happened to the men?
Man two condemned and executed man three for heresy. Man one wanted to condemn and execute man three for heresy but settled for condemning and executing man two for heresy. Compare and contrast this parable with the history of the church.
[partisan warfare, wash each other's feet]
21. Matthew 21:33-41 Parable of the householder
Matthew 21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: [kjv]
21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? [kjv]
21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. [kjv]
Who is the
"householder"? Are you sure? Do the actions of this
"householder" fit the actions of the real
"householder"?
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