Matthew 21:31

The Parable Of The Two Sons

³⁰ Then came he to the second, and said likewise, and he answered and said, 'I will sir.' Yet went he not. ³¹ Whether of these twain did the will of the father?" And they said unto him, "The first." Jesus said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots shall come into the kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And yet ye, though ye saw it, were not yet moved with repentance; that ye might afterward have believed him.

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Publicans And The Harlots

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Luke 7:29

And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John.

Luke 7:37-50

And behold a woman in that city, which was a sinner, as soon as she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster box of ointment,

Matthew 7:21

"Not all they that say unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter in to the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth my father's will which is in heaven.

Matthew 9:9

And as Jesus passed forth from thence he saw a man sit at the receipt of custom, named Matthew: and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed him.

Matthew 12:50

For whosoever doth my father's will which is in heaven, the same is my brother, my sister, and my mother."

Matthew 18:3

and said, "Verily, I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as children, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 20:16

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

Luke 15:1-2

Then resorted unto him all the publicans and sinners, for to hear him.

Luke 15:10

Likewise I say unto you, Joy is made in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."

Luke 19:9-10

And Jesus said to him, "This day is health come unto this house, forasmuch as he also is become the child of Abraham.

Luke 19:22

And he said unto him, 'Of thine own mouth judge I thee, thou evil servant. Knowest thou that I am a strait man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow?

Acts 17:30

And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but now he biddeth all men everywhere to repent,

Romans 3:19

Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

Romans 5:20

But the law, in the meantime, entered in that sin should increase. Neverthelater, where abundance of sin was, there was more plenteousness of grace.

Romans 9:30-33

What shall we say then? We say that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have overtaken righteousness: I mean, the righteousness which cometh of faith.

1 Timothy 1:13-16

when before I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a tyrant. But I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly, through unbelief:

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack to fulfill his promise as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.

2 Samuel 12:5-7

And David was exceeding wroth with the man, and said to Nathan, "As surely as the LORD liveth, the fellow that hath done this thing is the child of death

Job 15:6

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea thine own lips shape the answer.

Ezekiel 33:11

Tell them, 'As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but much rather that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn you, turn you from your ungodly ways, O ye of the house of Israel. Oh, wherefore will ye die?'

Matthew 5:18

For truly I say unto you, till heaven and earth perish, one jot or one tittle of the law shall not escape till all be fulfilled.

Matthew 6:5

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, because they would be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.