Matthew 21:31

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Whether 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.

Did

The first

Romans 3:19

Verily

Matthew 5:18

Matthew 6:5

Matthew 18:3

The publicans

General references

Bible References

Did

Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Thus, I say unto you, there is joy before the angels of God for one repenting sinner.

God therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, now enjoins men that they shall all everywhere repent,

The Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

The first

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; and thy lips testify against thee.

And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say it.

He says to him, Out of thy mouth will I judge thee, wicked bondman: thou knewest that I am a harsh man, taking up what I have not laid down and reaping what I have not sowed.

Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

Verily

For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come to pass.

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets so that they should appear to men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

The publicans

And Jesus, passing on thence, saw a man sitting at the tax-office, called Matthew, and says to him, Follow me. And he rose up and followed him.

Thus shall the last be first, and the first last; for many are called ones, but few chosen ones.

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;

And Jesus said to him, To-day salvation is come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded,

What then shall we say? That they of the nations, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained righteousness, but the righteousness that is on the principle of faith.

who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing man: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.

General references

If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;

But many first shall be last, and last first.

And it came to pass as he lay at table in his house, that many tax-gatherers and sinners lay at table with Jesus and his disciples; for they were many, and they followed him.

But many first shall be last, and the last first.

And tax-gatherers came also to be baptised, and they said to him, Teacher, what should we do?

And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with tax-gatherers and sinners?

And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him;