Thematic Bible: The Publicans
Thematic Bible
the Publicans » The jews » Classed with the most infamous characters
The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
the Publicans » The jews » Despised our lord for associating with
The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?
the Publicans » Many of » Attended the preaching of Christ
And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.
the Publicans » Many of » Received john's baptism
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.
the Publicans » Often hospitable
And he came down quickly, and took him into his house with joy.
And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
the Publicans » Often kind to their friends
For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same? And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
the Publicans » Many of » Believed the preaching of john
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
the Publicans » Many of » Embraced the gospel
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
the Publicans » Matthew the apostle was of
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax-farmer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
the Publicans » The jews » Despised
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
the Publicans » The collectors of the public taxes
And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.
the Publicans » Chiefs of, were very rich
the Publicans » Often guilty of extortion
And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.