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Matthew 21:31 (KJV)

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.

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2 Samuel 12:5 - And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, [As] the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this [thing] shall surely die:
Job 15:6 - Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Ezekiel 33:11 - Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Matthew 5:18 - ‹For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.›
Matthew 6:5 - ‹And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites› [are]: ‹for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›
Matthew 7:21 - ‹Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.›
Matthew 9:9 - 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 12:50 - ‹For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.›
Matthew 18:3 - And said, ‹Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.›
Matthew 20:16 - ‹So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.›
Luke 7:29 - And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luke 7:37 - And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,
Luke 15:1 - Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
Luke 15:10 - ‹Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.›
Luke 19:9 - And Jesus said unto him, ‹This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.›
Luke 19:22 - ‹And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee,› [thou] ‹wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:›
Acts 17:30 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
Romans 3:19 - Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans 5:20 - Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Romans 9:30 - What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.
1 Timothy 1:13 - Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.
2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

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