Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.

众税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。

许多税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。

许多税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。

许多税吏和罪人都来听耶稣讲道，

众税吏和罪人，都接近耶稣，要听他讲道。

当时，税吏和罪人都接近耶稣，听他讲说。

眾稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌，要聽他講道。

許多稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌，要聽他講道。

許多稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌，要聽他講道。

許多稅吏和罪人都來聽耶穌講道，

眾稅吏和罪人，都接近耶穌，要聽他講道。

眾收稅人和「罪人」都走近耶穌那裏，要聽他。

當時，稅吏和罪人都接近耶穌，聽他講說。

眾稅吏與罪人、就聽耶穌、

眾稅吏與罪人、就聽耶穌、

眾稅吏與罪人就耶穌、欲聽其訓、

稅吏罪人群趨耶穌聆訓、

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.

The tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.

Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance:“ Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”– and I am the worst of them!

Then Levi gave a great banquet in his house for Jesus, and there was a large crowd of tax collectors and others sitting at the table with them.But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“ Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”Jesus answered them,“ Those who are well don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“ Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”When Jesus heard this he said,“ Those who are healthy don’t need a physician, but those who are sick do.Go and learn what this saying means:‘ I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.

“ What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘ Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’The boy answered,‘ I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.The father went to the other son and said the same thing. This boy answered,‘ I will, sir,’ but did not go.Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said,“ The first.” Jesus said to them,“ I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

( Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”