He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.
And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.
He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went.
He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
And he answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented himself, and went.
I will not - This is the general reply of every sinner to the invitations of God; and, in it, the Most High is treated without ceremony or respect. They only are safe who persist not in the denial.