'Tax gatherers' in the Bible

For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you get for that? do not the very taxgatherers do as much?

Jesus was at table indoors, and many taxgatherers and sinners had come to be guests with him and his disciples.

So when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with taxgatherers and sinners?"

the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and men say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!' Nevertheless, Wisdom is vindicated by all that she does."

Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.

For John showed you the way to be good and you would not believe him; the taxgatherers and harlots believed him, and even though you saw that, you would not change your mind afterwards and believe him.

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.

So when some scribes of the Pharisees saw he was eating with sinners and taxgatherers they said to his disciples, "Why does he eat and drink with taxgatherers and sinners?"

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

Levi held a great banquet for him in his house; there was a large company present of taxgatherers and others who were guests along with them.

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

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

the Son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of taxgatherers and sinners!'

Now the tax gatherers and sinners were all approaching him to listen to him,

there was a man called Zacchaeus, the head of the taxgatherers, a wealthy man,