Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
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Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
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Matthew 21:28
But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.
Matthew 21:29
And he said in answer, I will not: but later, changing his decision, he went.
Matthew 21:30
And he came to the second and said the same. And he made answer and said, I go, sir: and went not.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
Luke 7:30
But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)
Luke 7:47
And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
Isaiah 29:24
Those whose hearts were turned away from him will get knowledge, and those who made an outcry against him will give attention to his teaching.
Ezekiel 18:31
Put away all your evil-doing in which you have done sin; and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit: why are you desiring death, O children of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32
For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
Luke 1:17
And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
Acts 2:37
Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
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Matthew 21:43
For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.
Matthew 12:28
But if I by the Spirit of God send out evil spirits, then is the kingdom of God come on you.
Matthew 6:33
But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.
Matthew 19:23
And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 19:24
And again I say to you, It is simpler for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of God.
Matthew 18:3
And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
John 3:5
Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
Luke 17:21
And men will not say, See, it is here! or, There! for the kingdom of God is among you.
John 3:3
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
Mark 4:26
And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
Mark 4:30
And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
Luke 18:17
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
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Luke 7:29
(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.
Mark 1:15
And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
Acts 20:21
Preaching to Jews and to Greeks the need for a turning of the heart to God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:20
And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:
2 Timothy 2:25
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
2 Timothy 2:26
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
Jeremiah 44:16
As for the word which you have said to us in the name of the Lord, we will not give ear to you.
Matthew 3:5
Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;
Acts 2:38
And Peter said, Let your hearts be changed, every one of you, and have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will have the Holy Spirit given to you.
Acts 3:19
So then, let your hearts be changed and be turned to God, so that your sins may be completely taken away, and times of blessing may come from the Lord;
Acts 17:30
Those times when men had no knowledge were overlooked by God; but now he gives orders to all men in every place to undergo a change of heart:
Acts 26:20
But I went about, first to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, and through all the country of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, preaching a change of heart, so that they, being turned to God, might give, in their works, the fruits of a changed heart.
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Matthew 7:21
Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 12:50
For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
John 7:17
If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.
Romans 12:2
And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his love, ever taking thought for you in his prayers, that you may be complete and fully certain of all the purpose of God.
Mark 3:35
Whoever does God's pleasure, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Ephesians 6:6
Not only under your master's eye, as pleasers of men; but as servants of Christ, doing the pleasure of God from the heart;
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In everything give praise: for this is the purpose of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Hebrews 10:36
For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.
Psalms 143:10
Give me teaching so that I may do your pleasure; for you are my God: let your good Spirit be my guide into the land of righteousness.
Colossians 1:9
For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
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Luke 13:30
And the last will be first, and the first will be last.
Matthew 8:11
And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
Matthew 8:12
But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
Matthew 20:16
So the last will be first, and the first last.
Matthew 19:30
But a great number who are first will be last, and some who are last will be first.
Mark 10:31
But a great number who are first will be last: and those who are last will be first.
Romans 9:30
What then may we say? That the nations who did not go after righteousness have got righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith:
Romans 9:31
But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.
Matthew 22:10
And those servants went out into the streets, and got together all those whom they came across, bad and good: and the feast was full of guests.
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Matthew 11:11
Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Matthew 11:12
And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it.
Luke 16:16
The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
Luke 3:12
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
Luke 7:28
I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
Hebrews 11:31
By faith Rahab, the loose woman, was not put to death with those who had gone against God's orders, because she had taken into her house in peace those sent to see the land.
Matthew 3:6
And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
Luke 7:42
When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?
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Luke 15:1
Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.
Matthew 9:10
And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.
Matthew 5:46
For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?
Matthew 18:17
And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.
Luke 5:29
And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.
Matthew 13:29
But he says, No, for fear that by chance while you take up the evil plants, you may be rooting up the grain with them.
Mark 2:15
And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.
Luke 5:32
I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.
Luke 18:9
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
Luke 19:2
A man, named Zacchaeus, who was the chief tax-farmer, and a man of wealth,
John 9:24
So they sent a second time for the man who had been blind and they said to him, Give glory to God: it is clear to us that this man is a sinner.
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Matthew 3:2
Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Ezekiel 18:27
Again, when the evil-doer, turning away from the evil he has done, does what is ordered and right, he will have life for his soul.
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.
Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
Luke 15:7
I say to you that even so there will be more joy in heaven when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing, than for ninety-nine good men, who have no need of a change of heart.
1 Timothy 1:15
It is a true saying, in which all may put their faith, that Christ Jesus came into the world to give salvation to sinners, of whom I am the chief:
Isaiah 55:7
Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
Ezekiel 18:21
But if the evil-doer, turning away from all the sins which he has done, keeps my rules and does what is ordered and right, life will certainly be his; death will not be his fate.
Ezekiel 18:30
For this cause I will be your judge, O children of Israel, judging every man by his ways, says the Lord. Come back and be turned from all your sins; so that they may not be the cause of your falling into evil.
Luke 13:24
Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.
Luke 15:10
Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
Luke 24:47
And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
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Luke 5:30
And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?
Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.
Luke 18:10
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
Luke 18:13
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Luke 18:14
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?
Matthew 9:12
But on hearing this he said, Those who are well have no need of a medical man, but those who are ill.
Matthew 9:13
But go and take to heart the sense of these words, My desire is for mercy, not offerings: for I have come not to get the upright, but sinners.
Luke 7:34
The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
Luke 7:39
Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.
Luke 19:7
And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.
Luke 7:37
And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,
Isaiah 65:5
Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
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Matthew 21:21
And Jesus in answer said to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, without doubting, not only may you do what has been done to the fig-tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and put into the sea, it will be done.
Matthew 21:23
And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?
Matthew 21:24
And Jesus said to them in answer, I will put one question to you, and if you give me the answer, I will say by what authority I do these things.
Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
Matthew 21:26
But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.
Matthew 21:27
And they made answer and said, We have no idea. Then he said to them, And I will not say to you by what authority I do these things.
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Acts 28:31
Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.
Mark 10:14
And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.
Mark 10:15
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
Luke 10:9
And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.
Acts 14:22
Making strong the souls of the disciples, saying to them that they were to keep the faith, and that we have to go through troubles of all sorts to come into the kingdom of God.
Mark 9:1
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.
Luke 9:2
And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.
Luke 10:11
Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.
Acts 8:12
But when they had faith in the good news given by Philip about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, a number of men and women had baptism.
Acts 20:25
And now I am conscious that you, among whom I have gone about preaching the kingdom, will not see my face again.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Colossians 1:13
Who has made us free from the power of evil and given us a place in the kingdom of the Son of his love;
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Hebrews 13:21
Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.
1 Peter 4:2
So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.
1 John 2:17
And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever.
1 Peter 2:15
Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:
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Proverbs 26:12
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
Proverbs 29:20
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
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Luke 4:43
But he said to them, I have to give the good news of the kingdom of God in other towns, because that is why I was sent.
Luke 11:20
But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
Mark 12:34
And when Jesus saw that he gave a wise answer, he said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God. And every man after that was in fear of questioning him any more.
Luke 9:27
But truly I say to you, Some of those who are here now will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God.
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