Matthew 21:29

The boy answered, ¹  ‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart ²  and went.

2Ch 33:10-19; Isa 1:16-19; Isa 55:6,7; Jer 44:16; Eze 18:28-32; Da 4:34-37; Jon 3:2,8-10; Mt 3:2-8; Mt 21:31; Lu 15:17,18; Ac 26:20; 1Co 6:11; Eph 2:1-13; Eph 4:17-19

¹ tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation. Here the referent (“the boy”) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The Greek text reads here μεταμέλομαι (metamelomai): “to change one’s mind about something, with the probable implication of regret” (L&N 31.59); cf. also BDAG 639 s.v. The idea in this context involves more than just a change of mind, for the son regrets his initial response. The same verb is used in v. 32.