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 John the Baptist came, and preached in the wilderness of Jewry,

There shall be foot paths and common streets: this shall be called the holy way. No unclean person shall go through it, for the LORD himself shall go with them that way, and the ignorant shall not err.

Thus sayeth the LORD, "Go into the streets, consider and make inquisition for the old way: and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye may find rest for your souls. But they say, 'We will not walk therein.'

Bring forth due fruits of repentance; And begin not to say in yourselves, we have Abraham to our father. For I say unto you: 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, then after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them.

And ye believed

The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among 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 the devil.

And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John.

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

And when John had fulfilled his course, he said, 'Whom ye think that I am? The same am I not, 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 that city, which was a sinner, as soon as she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster box of ointment,

Repented

But my people would not hear my voice; and Israel would not obey me.

Nevertheless, they would not take heed, but turned their backs and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

And the father himself, which hath sent me, beareth witness of me. Ye have not heard his voice at any time; Nor yet have seen his shape.

and one that can suffer the evil in meekness, and can inform them that resist - if that God at any time will give them repentance for to know the truth -

Take heed, brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart, in unbelief, that he should depart from the living God:

if they fall away, should be renewed again unto repentance: Forasmuch as they have, as concerning themselves, crucified the son of God afresh, making a mock of him.

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

General references

If ye will agree and hearken, ye shall eat the best of the land, saith the LORD God.

Many that are first, shall be last; and the last shall be first.

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat at meat also with Jesus and his disciples. For there were many that followed him.

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

Then came there publicans to be baptised, and said unto him, "Master, what shall we do?"

And the scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why eat ye and drink ye, with publicans and sinners?"

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