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 Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.

Thus says Yahweh, "Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, 'Where is the good way?' and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'

Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and don't begin to say among yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father;' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!

For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

And ye believed

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

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

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

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

As John was fulfilling his course, he said, 'What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. But behold, one comes after me the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.'

The publicans

Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

Repented

But my people didn't listen to my voice. Israel desired none of me.

But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

Beware, brothers, lest perhaps there be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God;

and then fell away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance; seeing they crucify the Son of God for themselves again, and put him to open shame.

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

General references

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

But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.

It happened, that he was reclining at the table in his house, and many tax collectors and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many, and they followed him.

He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what must we do?"

Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?"

Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?