Eze 18:27, Mat 9:10-13, 21:28-31, Luk 5:29-32, 7:29, 13:30, Rom 5:20 | ESV | STEP | Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right , he shall save his life .

10 And as Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} reclined at table in the house, behold, many ^ctax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ^d“Why does your teacher eat with ^etax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn ^fwhat this means: ^g‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For ^hI came not to call the righteous, ⁱbut sinners.”

Matthew 21:28-31

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 ^j“What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in ^kthe vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he ^lchanged his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^mthe tax collectors and ⁿthe prostitutes go into ^othe kingdom of God before you.

Luke 5:29-32

29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house, and there was a large company ^pof tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. 30 And the Pharisees and ^qtheir scribes grumbled at his disciples, saying, ^r“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” 31 And Jesus answered them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 32 ^sI have not come to call the righteous ^tbut sinners ^uto repentance.”

Luke 7:29

29 ( ^vWhen all the people heard this, and ^wthe tax collectors too, they declared God just, ^{▼▼Greek they justified God} ^yhaving been baptized with ^zthe baptism of John,

Luke 13:30

30 And behold, ^aasome are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

Romans 5:20

20 Now ^abthe law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, ^acgrace abounded all the more,