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 Judaea,

And an 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 those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

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

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to 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, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

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

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

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

The publicans

And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

Repented

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

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

And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure 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 space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

General references

If ye be willing and obedient, ye 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 at meat in his house, many publicans 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 publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

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