31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, (A)the tax collectors and (B)the prostitutes go into (C)the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you (D)in the way of righteousness, and (E)you did not believe him, but (F)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (G)change your minds and believe him.

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42 Jesus said to them, (A)“Have you never read in the Scriptures:

(B)“‘The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;[a]
this was the Lord's doing,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’?

43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God (C)will be taken away from you and given to a people (D)producing its fruits. 44 And (E)the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and (F)when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 21:42 Greek the head of the corner
  2. Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts omit verse 44

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