Matthew 21:32

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Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.

Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?" And they discussed it among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

Luke 7:29-30

(When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just,having been baptized with the baptism of John,

Luke 7:37-50

And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,

2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Psalm 81:11-12

"But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.

Isaiah 35:8

And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the LORD: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

Zechariah 7:11-12

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.

Matthew 3:1-12

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Luke 3:8-13

Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

John 5:33-40

You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

Acts 13:25-29

And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 3:12

Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

Hebrews 6:6-8

and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.

Revelation 2:21

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Thus says the LORD: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham.

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

And ye believed

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

(When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just,having been baptized with the baptism of John,

You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth.

And as John was finishing his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but behold, after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

The publicans

And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,

Repented

"But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.

And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me. His voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,

correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

General references

If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.

And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.

And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,

Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"

And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?"

"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?