Context: Mat 21:23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Mat 21:24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you a question; and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mat 21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
Mat 21:26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet.”
Mat 21:27 So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
Mat 21:28 “What do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
Mat 21:29 And he answered, ‘I will not’; but afterward he repented and went.
Mat 21:30 And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go.
Mat 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mat 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him; and even when you saw it, you did not afterward repent and believe him.
| 5217 [e] hypage ὕπαγε go V-PMA-2S |
| 4594 [e] sēmeron σήμερον , today Adv |
| 2038 [e] ergazou ἐργάζου work V-PMM/P-2S |
| 1722 [e] en ἐν in Prep |
| 3588 [e] tō τῷ the Art-DMS |
| 290 [e] ampelōni ἀμπελῶνι . vineyard N-DMS |
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What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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What does this quote say?
What does it say that I should obey?
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What are the obstacles?
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What are the commands of Jesus Christ which we need to obey? In disciple-making, Jesus commanded the following in Matthew 28:20: “teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you…” What are the commands that we are to follow and teach others as identified by Jesus’ use of the imperative mood in the Greek?
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