For if ye love them which love you,
what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? Matthew 5:46 KJV |
For if you love those who love you,
what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? Matthew 5:46 ESV |
And as Jesus passed forth from thence,
he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. Matthew 9:9 KJV |
As Jesus passed on from there,
he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. Matthew 9:9 ESV |
And it came to pass,
as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. Matthew 9:10 KJV |
And as Jesus reclined at table in the house,
behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. Matthew 9:10 ESV |
And when the Pharisees saw it,
they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? Matthew 9:11 KJV |
And when the Pharisees saw this,
they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Matthew 9:11 ESV |
Philip,
and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Matthew 10:3 KJV |
Philip and Bartholomew;
Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Matthew 10:3 ESV |
The Son of man came eating and drinking,
and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. Matthew 11:19 KJV |
The Son of Man came eating and drinking,
and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.” Matthew 11:19 ESV |
And when they were come to Capernaum,
they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? Matthew 17:24 KJV |
When they came to Capernaum,
the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?" Matthew 17:24 ESV |
He saith,
Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? Matthew 17:25 KJV |
He said,
“Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?” Matthew 17:25 ESV |
And if he shall neglect to hear them,
tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Matthew 18:17 KJV |
If he refuses to listen to them,
tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Matthew 18:17 ESV |
Whether of them twain did the will of his father?
They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. Matthew 21:31 KJV |
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. Matthew 21:31 ESV |
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness,
and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. Matthew 21:32 KJV |
For John came to you in the way of righteousness,
and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him. Matthew 21:32 ESV |
And as he passed by,
he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Mark 2:14 KJV |
And as he passed by,
he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. Mark 2:14 ESV |
And it came to pass,
that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. Mark 2:15 KJV |
And as he reclined at table in his house,
many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. Mark 2:15 ESV |
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners,
they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? Mark 2:16 KJV |
And the scribes of the Pharisees,
when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Mark 2:16 ESV |
And after these things he went forth,
and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. Luke 5:27 KJV |
After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi,
sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, “Follow me.” Luke 5:27 ESV |
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house:
and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. Luke 5:29 KJV |
And Levi made him a great feast in his house,
and there was a large company of tax collectors and others reclining at table with them. Luke 5:29 ESV |
But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples,
saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? Luke 5:30 KJV |
And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled at his disciples,
saying, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” Luke 5:30 ESV |
And all the people that heard him,
and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. Luke 7:29 KJV |
(When all the people heard this,
and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John, Luke 7:29 ESV |
The Son of man is come eating and drinking;
and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! Luke 7:34 KJV |
The Son of Man has come eating and drinking,
and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Luke 7:34 ESV |
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Luke 15:1 KJV |
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Two men went up into the temple to pray;
the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. Luke 18:10 KJV |
“Two men went up into the temple to pray,
one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. Luke 18:10 ESV |
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself,
God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. Luke 18:11 KJV |
The Pharisee,
standing by himself, prayed thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. Luke 18:11 ESV |
And the publican,
standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. Luke 18:13 KJV |
But the tax collector,
standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ Luke 18:13 ESV |
And,
behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. Luke 19:2 KJV |
And behold,
there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. Luke 19:2 ESV |