Matthew 21:32

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Matthew 21:32

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.

Matthew 11:18

For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?

Luke 7:29-30

(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.

Luke 7:37-50

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them to have had no knowledge of the way of righteousness, than to go back again from the holy law which was given to them, after having knowledge of it.

Psalm 81:11-12

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

Isaiah 35:8

And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

Jeremiah 6:16

This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.

Zechariah 7:11-12

But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

Matthew 3:1-12

And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

Luke 3:8-13

Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

John 5:33-40

You sent to John and he gave true witness.

Acts 13:25-29

And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

2 Timothy 2:25

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

Hebrews 3:12

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

Hebrews 6:6-8

And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.

Revelation 2:21

And I gave her time for a change of heart, but she has no mind to give up her unclean ways.

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Summary

Matthew 21:32

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Came

2 Peter 2:21

And ye believed

Acts 13:25

The publicans

Luke 7:37

Repented

Revelation 2:21

General references

Luke 12:57

Bible References

Came

And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

For it would have been better for them to have had no knowledge of the way of righteousness, than to go back again from the holy law which was given to them, after having knowledge of it.

And ye believed

For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit.

(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.

You sent to John and he gave true witness.

And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

The publicans

And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,

Repented

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

And the Father himself who sent me has given witness about me. Not one of you has ever given ear to his voice; his form you have not seen.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

And then let themselves be turned away, it is not possible for their hearts to be made new a second time; because they themselves put the Son of God on the cross again, openly shaming him.

And I gave her time for a change of heart, but she has no mind to give up her unclean ways.

General references

If you will give ear to my word and do it, the good things of the land will be yours;

But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.

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.

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?