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 did believe him. And [when] you saw [it], you did not even change your minds later [so as] to believe in him.

Matthew 11:18

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

Matthew 21:25

From where was the baptism of John--from heaven or from men?" And they began to discuss [this] among themselves, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

Luke 7:29-30

(And all the people, [when they] heard [this]--even the tax collectors--affirmed the righteousness of God, [because they] had been baptized [with] the baptism of John,

Luke 7:37-50

And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner, [when she] learned that he was dining in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil,

2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known [it], to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

Psalm 81:11-12

But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not yield to me.

Isaiah 35:8

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness. [The] unclean shall not travel through it, but it [is] for them, he who walks [on the] way; and fools shall not wander about.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says Yahweh: "Stand at [the] roads and look, and ask for [the] ancient paths, where the way of the good [is], and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].'

Zechariah 7:11-12

But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and {stopped their ears from listening}.

Matthew 3:1-12

Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness

Luke 3:8-13

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

John 5:33-40

You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.

Acts 13:25-29

But while John was completing [his] mission, he said, 'What do you suppose me to be? I am not [he]! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of [his] feet!'

2 Timothy 2:25

correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, [seeing] whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 3:12

Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, [with the result that you] fall away from the living God.

Hebrews 6:6-8

and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to repentance, [because they] have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt.

Revelation 2:21

And I have given her time in order to repent, and she did not want to repent from her sexual immorality.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

The publicans

Bible References

Came

Matthew 3:1
Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness. [The] unclean shall not travel through it, but it [is] for them, he who walks [on the] way; and fools shall not wander about.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says Yahweh: "Stand at [the] roads and look, and ask for [the] ancient paths, where the way of the good [is], and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].'
Luke 3:8
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!
2 Peter 2:21
For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known [it], to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them.

And ye believed

Matthew 21:25
From where was the baptism of John--from heaven or from men?" And they began to discuss [this] among themselves, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
Luke 7:29
(And all the people, [when they] heard [this]--even the tax collectors--affirmed the righteousness of God, [because they] had been baptized [with] the baptism of John,
John 5:33
You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.
Acts 13:25
But while John was completing [his] mission, he said, 'What do you suppose me to be? I am not [he]! But behold, one is coming after me of whom I am not worthy to untie the sandals of [his] feet!'

The publicans

Luke 7:37
And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner, [when she] learned that he was dining in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil,

Repented

Psalm 81:11
But my people did not listen to my voice, and Israel did not yield to me.
Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to listen, and turned a stubborn shoulder and {stopped their ears from listening}.
John 5:37
And the Father who sent me, that one has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his form.
2 Timothy 2:25
correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, [seeing] whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,
Hebrews 3:12
Watch out, brothers, lest there be in some of you an evil, unbelieving heart, [with the result that you] fall away from the living God.
Hebrews 6:6
and having fallen away, to renew [them] again to repentance, [because they] have crucified again for themselves the Son of God and held him up to contempt.
Revelation 2:21
And I have given her time in order to repent, and she did not want to repent from her sexual immorality.

General references

Isaiah 1:19
If you are willing and you are obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
Matthew 19:30
But many [who are] first will be last, and the last first.
Mark 2:15
And it happened that he {was dining} in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners {were dining with} Jesus and his disciples, for there were many and they were following him.
Luke 1:16
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
Luke 3:12
And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"
Luke 5:30
And the Pharisees and their scribes began to complain to his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"
Luke 12:57
And why do you not also judge for yourselves [what is] right?