Luke 15:1
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Then (B)all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.
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Luke 15:1
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The Parable of the Lost Sheep(A)
15 Now the tax collectors(B) and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.
Luke 5:29-32
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29 (A)Then Levi gave Him a great feast in his own house. And (B)there were a great number of tax collectors and others who sat down with them. 30 [a]And their scribes and the Pharisees [b]complained against His disciples, saying, (C)“Why do You eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
31 Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 (D)I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
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Luke 5:29-32
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29 Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors(A) and others were eating with them. 30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect(B) complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”(C)
31 Jesus answered them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”(D)
1 Timothy 1:15
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15 (A)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (B)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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1 Timothy 1:15
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15 Here is a trustworthy saying(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners(B)—of whom I am the worst.
Matthew 9:10-13
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10 (A)Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with (B)tax collectors and (C)sinners?”
12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: (D)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (E)but sinners, [a]to repentance.”
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- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
Matthew 9:10-13
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10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”(A)
12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](B) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(C)
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- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Matthew 21:28-31
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The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my (A)vineyard.’ 29 He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. 30 Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to Him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, (B)“Assuredly, I say to you that tax collectors and harlots enter the kingdom of God before you.
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Matthew 21:28-31
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The Parable of the Two Sons
28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’(A)
29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.
31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”
“The first,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(B) and the prostitutes(C) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.
Ezekiel 18:27
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27 Again, (A)when a wicked man turns away from the wickedness which he committed, and does what is lawful and right, he preserves himself alive.
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Ezekiel 18:27
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27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.(A)
Romans 5:20
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20 Moreover (A)the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace (B)abounded much more,
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Romans 5:20
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20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B)
Luke 7:29
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29 And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors [a]justified God, (A)having been baptized with the baptism of John.
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Luke 7:29
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29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(A)
Luke 13:30
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30 (A)And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be last.”
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Luke 13:30
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30 Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”(A)
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