Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was s
What then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of hea
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew
His master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdraw
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent.
For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the
Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street cor