Matthew 21:31

The Parable Of The Two Sons

³⁰ Then he came to the second and said the same thing. And he answered, 'I will not.' But afterward he changed his mind and went. ³¹  Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They answered, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I solemnly say to you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of heaven ahead of you. ³² For John came to you walking in the way of uprightness, and yet you did not believe him. The tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him, but you, even though you saw that, would not change your minds afterward and believe him.

Truly I Say to You

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I Tell You the Truth

Jesus Said

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Kingdom of Heaven

Tax Collector

Publicans And The Harlots

Truly I Tell You

Verily I Say Unto You

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Luke 7:29

And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, vindicated the righteous requirements of God by submitting to John's baptism,

Luke 7:37-50

There was a woman in the town who was a social outcast, and when she learned that He was taking dinner at the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster bottle of perfume

Matthew 7:21

Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will get into the kingdom of heaven, but only those who practice doing the will of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 9:9

And as He was passing along from there, He saw a man named Matthew in his seat at the tax-collector's desk, and He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him.

Matthew 12:50

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my mother and sister and brother."

Matthew 18:3

and said: "I solemnly say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you can never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.

Matthew 20:16

So those who are last now will be first then, and those first will be last."

Luke 15:1-2

Now all the tax-collectors and notorious sinners were crowding around Him to listen to Him.

Luke 15:10

Just so, I tell you, there is joy among the angels of God over one sinful person who repents!"

Luke 19:9-10

Then Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this home, for he too is a real descendant of Abraham.

Luke 19:22

He said to him, 'On the ground of what you say I will sentence you, you wicked slave! You knew that I was a stern man, that I picked up what I did not put down, and reaped what I did not sow.

Acts 17:30

Though God overlooked those times of ignorance, He now commands all men everywhere to repent,

Romans 3:19

Now we know that everything the law says is spoken to those who are under its authority, that every mouth may be stopped and the whole world be held responsible to God.

Romans 5:20

Then law crept in to multiply the offense. Though sin has multiplied, yet God's favor has surpassed it and overflowed,

Romans 9:30-33

What are we then to conclude? That heathen peoples who were not in search for right standing with God have obtained it, and that a right standing conditioned on faith;

1 Timothy 1:13-16

though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow about His promise, in the sense in which some think of slowness, but He is really dealing patiently with you, because He is not willing for any to perish but for all to have an opportunity to repent?

Matthew 5:18

I have not come to set them aside but to fill them up to the brim. For I solemnly say to you, heaven and earth would sooner pass away than the dotting of an 'i' or the crossing of a 't' from the law, until it all becomes in force.

Matthew 6:5

"Also, whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, to attract the attention of people. I solemnly say to you, they already have their reward.