Mat 21:31-32, Luk 7:29, 15:1-2, 18:13 | ESV | STEP | Which of the two did the will of his father ? They said , The first . Jesus said to them , Truly , I say to you , the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you .

g[See ver. 29 above]

h[ch. 20:6]

i ch. 3:12; Matt. 21:32

k ch. 3:12; Matt. 21:32

l Acts 18:25; 19:3

mSee Matt. 11:19

n ch. 19:7; [Ex. 16:2, 7, 8; Num. 14:2; Josh. 9:18]

o[ch. 7:39]

p ch. 5:30; Matt. 9:11; 11:19; Mark 2:16; [Acts 11:3; 1 Cor. 5:11; Gal. 2:12]

q[See ver. 11 above]

r Ezra 9:6

s ch. 23:48

t Ps. 79:9; Ezek. 16:63; Dan. 9:19

Matthew 21:31-32

31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, ^athe tax collectors and ^bthe prostitutes go into ^cthe kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you ^din the way of righteousness, and ^eyou did not believe him, but ^fthe tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward ^gchange your minds and believe him.

Luke 7:29

29 ( ^hWhen all the people heard this, and ⁱthe tax collectors too, they declared God just, ^{▼▼Greek they justified God} ^khaving been baptized with ^lthe baptism of John,

Luke 15:1-2

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

1 Now ^mthe tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes ⁿgrumbled, saying, ^o“This man receives sinners and ^peats with them.”

Luke 18:13

13 But the tax collector, ^qstanding far off, ^rwould not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but ^sbeat his breast, saying, ‘God, ^tbe merciful to me, a sinner!’