Neville Goddard on Matthew 21:28-32 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 21 in context

Scripture Focus

28But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

29He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Matthew 21:28-32

Biblical Context

A father asks two sons to work in his vineyard; the first refuses but repents and goes, the second agrees yet remains idle. The parable distinguishes inner obedience from outward lip service, showing the real will is demonstrated by turning toward action.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville mode, the two sons symbolize states of consciousness rather than external characters. The Father, who beckons, is your I AM—awareness itself calling you to act in your inner vineyard. When the first son says, I will not, yet afterward repents and goes, you are witnessing the dynamic of a shift in your internal state: you resist a current condition, but you do not remain stuck there; you yield and move. The second son answers, I go, sir, and yet stays away, illustrating lip service that never becomes felt reality. The kingdom of God comes not by outward compliance but by an inner repositioning—a turning toward what you intend as real. John’s message of righteousness is your inner clarity: to believe is to align your feeling, assumption, and action with the desired reality. Therefore, revise your inner scene until the state you desire is present as fact. Assume you already labor in the vineyard of your choice, feel the deed done, and let that feeling govern your next move. When you act from that living state, you enter the kingdom here and now.

Practice This Now

Choose one current work and revise the inner scene so it is already finished, feel it real, and move from that inner certainty. Feel the quiet expansion of your I AM as you act.