Matthew 21:32

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.

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 came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for others: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

Thus says the LORD, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it.

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

And ye believed

The baptism of John, from where was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did you not then believe him?

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

And all the people that heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

You sent unto John, and he bore witness unto the truth.

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think you that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

The publicans

And, behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat to eat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment,

Repented

But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would have none of me.

But they refused to hearken, and shrugged the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

And the Father himself, who has sent me, has borne witness of me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

In meekness instructing those that oppose them; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

And I gave her time to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

General references

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

But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.

And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat to eat in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Then came also tax collectors to be baptized, and said unto him, Teacher, what shall we do?

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?

Yea, and why even of yourselves judge you not what is right?