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

Revelation 2:21

General references

Bible References

Came

Now in those days came John the baptist preaching in the desert part of Judea,

Bring forth therefore fruits becoming penitents, and do not say within yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father," for I tell you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.

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

And ye believed

The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves saying, If we say, from heaven, He will reply, Why then did ye not believe him?

for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:

---and all the people that heard him, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John;

Ye your selves sent unto John, and he bore witness to the truth:

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, Whom do ye take me to be? I am not He: but behold there cometh one after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

The publicans

And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house,

Repented

And the Father who sent me, hath Himself borne witness of me: and yet ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.

with meekness instructing those of different sentiments, not knowing but God may give them repentance to the acknowledgement of the truth;

Take heed, my brethren, least there be in any of you a wicked heart of unbelief in departing from the living God:

and the powers of the gospel-age, and yet fall away, should be renewed again to repentance: since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God, and make an open example of Him.

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

General references

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

And as He sat at table in his house, many publicans and sinners also sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed Him.

and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God.

And there came publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

And their scribes and pharisees murmured at his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

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