將臨期第三週 (週二) (2008年12月16日) A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 21:28-32

神父講道 - 將臨期第三週 (週二) (2008年12月16日)
恭讀聖瑪竇福音　21:28-32「你們以為怎樣？一個人有兩個兒子，他走到第一個兒子跟前，說：『孩子，你今天到葡萄園中去工作吧！』他回答說：『我不願意。』但後來懊悔了，去了。這人 又走到第二個跟前，說了同樣的話。他回答說：『主，一定去！』但他未去。兩人中，哪一個遵行了父親的旨意呢？」他們說：「前一個。」耶穌說：「我切實告訴 你們，稅吏和娼妓都要比你們先進天國。因為若翰遵循正義的道路，來到你們中間，你們不信他；稅吏和娼妓倒相信他；你們見了後，仍不悔悟去相信他。」
─這是基督的福音。
A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 21:28-32
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.’ 29 And he answered, `I will not’; but afterward he repented and went. 30 And he went to the second and said the same; and he answered, `I go, sir,’ but did not go. 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. 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.
—The Gospel of the Lord.