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

2 Peter 3:9

The first

Luke 7:40

Luke 19:22

Romans 3:19

Verily

Matthew 5:18

Matthew 6:5

Matthew 18:3

The publicans

General references

Luke 15:1

Bible References

Did

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.

For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

So, I say to you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

Yet the times of this ignorance God overlooked; but now, he commands all men everywhere to repent:

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.

The first

And Jesus answered and said to him: Simon, I have some thing to say to you. He replied: Teacher, say on.

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.

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.

Verily

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.

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.

and said: Verily I say to you, Unless you turn and become as little children, you can not enter the kingdom of heaven.

The publicans

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.

So the last shall be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen.

And all the people, and the publicans that heard him, vindicated God, by being immersed with the immersion of John;

And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.

And Jesus said to him: To-day has salvation come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham.

But, besides the first offense, law was introduced, in order that offenses might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

What, then, shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not seek after justification, have obtained justification, even the justification which is by faith:

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:

General references

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And it came to pass, as Jesus reclined at table in his house, that many publicans and sinners reclined with him and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him.

But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

And the publicans also came to be immersed, and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do?

And their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

And behold, there are last that shall be first, and there arc first that shall be last.

And all the publicans and the sinners came near to him to hear him.