Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 21:32
Repented not afterward. The Greek word here translated "repent",
is not the one which is used in all commands as, "Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand" (Matthew 3:2), "Repent and be baptized"
(Acts 2:38), "Repent and be converted" (Acts 3:19), etc. This term
"metamellomai" means, rather, "regret" or "sorrow"; the word in the
other passages, "metanoeo", means "change your minds" or "hearts". The
regret, or sorrow, for sin leads to repentance (2 Corinthians 7:10). The
scribes and Pharisees did not regret their course, when they saw
sinners repenting, so that they could come into a penitent belief.
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Matthew 21:32
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