But what think ye? This was a way of speaking designed to direct them particularly to what He was saying, so that they might be self-convi…

I go, sir — The tone of outward respect, in contrast to the rude refusal of the elder son, is eminently characteristic of the surf…

Those poor fallen women and degraded tax-gatherers practically said by their conduct, "We will not serve the Lord." Their past evil life had been a…

St. Jerome: With this preface, the Lord brings forward a parable to convict them of their impiety and show them that the king…

In this parable, the older son says no, but repents and goes; the second son says yes, but does nothing. Who performs the Father’s will? The first.…

I, Sir.³⁵ This phrase is borrowed from the Hebrew language; for when the Hebrews wish to offer their services and to declare th…

And he came to the second
The Scribes and Pharisees, by the ministry of John the Baptist, Christ, and his apostles also:

Parables that give reproof speak plainly to the offenders and judge them out of their own mouths. The parable of the two sons sent to work in the v…

Here, they reprehend by questioning. And firstly, the questioning is related; and secondly, the refutation is related, where it is said,