Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Luke 7:29
And all the people, and the publicans that heard him, vindicated God, by being immersed with the immersion of John;
Luke 7:37-50
And, behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that he reclined at table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
Matthew 7:21
Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 9:9
And as Jesus passed by from that place, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the custom-house; and he said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
Matthew 12:50
For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew 18:3
and said: Verily I say to you, Unless you turn and become as little children, you can not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 20:16
So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.
Luke 15:1-2
And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.
Luke 15:10
So, I say to you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.
Luke 19:9-10
And Jesus said to him: To-day has salvation come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.
Luke 19:22
Then he said to him: Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant. You knew that I was a hard man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow.
Acts 17:30
Yet the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now, he commands all men everywhere to repent:
Romans 3:19
Now we know that what the law says, it speaks- to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become guilty before God.
Romans 5:20
But, besides the first offense, law was introduced, in order that offenses might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Romans 9:30-33
What, then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have obtained justification, even the justification which is by faith:
1 Timothy 1:13-16
me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord does not delay concerning his promise, as some men count delay, but he is long-suffering toward us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Matthew 5:18
For verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one yod or one point shall in no way pass from the law till all be fulfilled.
Matthew 6:5
And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily, I say to you, They have their reward.