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

Matthew 3:1

Luke 3:8

2 Peter 2:21

And ye believed

Acts 13:25

The publicans

Luke 7:37

Repented

General references

Bible References

Came

In those days John the Baptist came on the scene, preaching in the desert of Judaea,

Now, produce fruits that answer to your repentance, instead of beginning to say to yourselves, 'We have a father in Abraham.' I tell you, God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

Better had they never known the Way of righteousness, than to know it and then turn back from the holy command which was committed to them.

And ye believed

Where did the baptism of John come from? From heaven or from men?" Now they argued to themselves, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and men say, 'He has a devil';

(On hearing this all the people and the taxgatherers acknowledged the justice of God, as they had been baptized with the baptism of John;

You sent to John, and he bore testimony to the truth

And as John was closing his career he said, 'What do you take me for? I am not He; no, he is coming after me, and I am not fit to untie the sandals on his feet!'

The publicans

Now there was a woman in the town who was a sinner, and when she found out that Jesus was at table in the house of the Pharisee, she brought an alabaster flask of perfume

Repented

The Father who sent me has also borne testimony to me himself; but his voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen,

he must be gentle in his admonitions to the opposition ??God may perhaps let them change their mind and admit the Truth;

Brothers, take care in case there is a wicked, unbelieving heart in any of you, moving you to apostatize from the living God.

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

General references

Many who are first shall be last, and many who are last shall be first.

Now Levi was at table in his own house, and he had many taxgatherers and sinners as guests along with Jesus and his disciples ??for there were many of them among his followers.

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

Taxgatherers also came to get baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what are we to do?"

But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, "Why do you eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"

And why do you not yourselves settle what is right?