"What think ye?" He said. "A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work today in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of them twain did the will of his father?"

Men hvad mener I? sagde han. En mand havde to sønner; han gik til den første og sagde: Gå hen, min søn, og arbejd i vingården i dag! Han svarede og sagde: Ja, herre! men gik ikke derhen. Så gik han til den anden og sagde det samme til ham. Han svarede og sagde: Nej, jeg vil ikke; men bagefter fortrød han det og gik derhen. Hvem af de to gjorde nu, som faderen ville?