Matthew 21:32

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Matthew 21:32

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.

Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'

Matthew 21:25

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven, or from men?" They argued it out among themselves in this way, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

Luke 7:29-30

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

2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of uprightness than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command committed to their trust.

Matthew 3:1-12

In those days John the Baptist appeared, and kept preaching in the desert of Judea,

Luke 3:8-13

Produce, then, fruit that is consistent with the repentance that you profess, and do not even begin to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you, God can raise up descendants for Abraham even out of these stones.

John 5:33-40

You yourselves sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

Acts 13:25-29

As John was closing his career, he said, 'What do you take me to be? I am not the Christ; no, but He is coming after me, and I am not fit to untie the shoes on His feet.'

2 Timothy 2:25

With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,

Hebrews 3:12

See to it, my brothers, that no wicked, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the ever-living God,

Hebrews 6:6-8

and then have fallen by the wayside -- it is impossible, I say, to keep on restoring them to their first repentance, since they continue to crucify the Son of God to their detriment and hold Him up to contempt.

Revelation 2:21

I have given her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her immorality.

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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

Matthew 3:1

Luke 3:8

2 Peter 2:21

And ye believed

Acts 13:25

The publicans

Luke 7:37

Repented

Revelation 2:21

General references

Bible References

Came

In those days John the Baptist appeared, and kept preaching in the desert of Judea,

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of uprightness than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command committed to their trust.

And ye believed

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven, or from men?" They argued it out among themselves in this way, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

For John came neither eating nor drinking with others, and yet they said, 'He has a demon.'

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

You yourselves sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

As John was closing his career, he said, 'What do you take me to be? I am not the Christ; no, but He is coming after me, and I am not fit to untie the shoes on His feet.'

The publicans

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

Repented

yes, the Father who has sent me has testified to me Himself. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form;

With gentleness he must correct his opponents, for God might grant them repentance that would lead them to a full knowledge of the truth,

See to it, my brothers, that no wicked, unbelieving heart is found in any of you, as shown by your turning away from the ever-living God,

I have given her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her immorality.

General references

But many who are first now will be last then, and many who are last now will be first then."

Levi was at table in his house, and he had many tax-collectors and notorious sinners as guests, along with Jesus and His disciples, for there were many of them, and they began to follow Him.

And he will turn many of Israel's descendants to the Lord their God.

Then even the tax-collectors came to be baptized, and said to him, "Teacher, what ought we to do?"

Now the Pharisees and their scribes were grumbling at His disciples, and were saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-collectors and notorious sinners?"

Why do you not of yourselves decide what is right?