Matthew 9:9

Jesus Calls Matthew

9 ^aAs Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called ^bMatthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

Matthew 20:16

16So ^cthe last will be first, and the first last.”

Luke 7:29

29( ^dWhen all the people heard this, and ^ethe tax collectors too, they declared God just, ▼

▼Greek  they justified God

^ghaving been baptized with ^hthe baptism of John,

Luke 7:37-50

37 ⁱAnd behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and ^jwiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. 39Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If ^kthis man were ^la prophet, he ^mwould have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”

41“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred ⁿdenarii, and the other fifty. 42 ^oWhen they could not pay, he ^pcancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; ^qyou gave me no water for my feet, but ^rshe has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 ^sYou gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to ^tkiss my feet. 46 ^uYou did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47Therefore I tell you, her sins, ^vwhich are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48And he said to her, ^w“Your sins are forgiven.” 49Then those who were at table with him began to say among ▼

▼Or to

themselves, ^y“Who is this, who even forgives sins?” 50And he said to the woman, ^z“Your faith has saved you; ^aago in peace.”

Luke 15:1-2

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

1Now ^abthe tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2And the Pharisees and the scribes ^acgrumbled, saying, ^ad“This man receives sinners and ^aeeats with them.”

Luke 19:9-10

9And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, since ^afhe also is a son of Abraham. 10For ^agthe Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

Romans 5:20

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

Romans 9:30-33

Israel’s Unbelief

30What shall we say, then? ^ajThat Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, ^aka righteousness that is by faith; 31but that Israel ^alwho pursued a law that would lead to righteousness ▼

▼Greek  a law of righteousness

^andid not succeed in reaching that law. 32Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the ^aostumbling stone, 33as it is written,

^ap“Behold, I am laying in Zion ^aqa stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
^arand whoever believes in him will not be ^asput to shame.”