Even corrupt tax collectors came to be baptized and asked,“ Teacher, what should we do?”

又有税吏来要受洗，问他说：“夫子，我们当做什么呢？”

也有税吏来要受洗，对他说：“老师，我们该做什么呢？”

也有税吏来要受洗，对他说：“老师，我们该做什么呢？”

有些税吏也来受洗，并问约翰：“老师，我们该怎么办呢？”

又有税吏来要受洗，问他：“老师，我们当作什么呢？”

一些税吏也来受洗。他们问约翰：“老师，我们该做什么呢？”

又有稅吏來要受洗，問他說：「夫子，我們當做甚麼呢？」

也有稅吏來要受洗，對他說：「老師，我們該做甚麼呢？」

也有稅吏來要受洗，對他說：「老師，我們該做甚麼呢？」

有些稅吏也來受洗，並問約翰：「老師，我們該怎麼辦呢？」

又有稅吏來要受洗，問他：“老師，我們當作甚麼呢？”

收稅人也來、要受洗，問他說：『先生，我們要作甚麼？』

一些稅吏也來受洗。他們問約翰：「老師，我們該做什麼呢？」

稅吏亦來受洗、問曰、夫子、我當何為、

稅吏至、欲受洗、問曰、先生、我當何為、

稅吏亦至、欲領洗、問曰、師、我當何為、

稅吏至、欲受洗、曰：『夫子、吾當何為？』

Even tax collectors came to be baptized.“ Teacher,” they asked,“ what should we do?”

Even tax collectors came to be baptized.“ Teacher,” they asked,“ what should we do?”

Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him,“ Teacher, what shall we do?”

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him,“ Teacher, what should we do?”

Now even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him,“ Teacher, what are we to do?”

Then tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him,“ Teacher, what shall we do?”

And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they asked him,“ Teacher, what should we do?”

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him,“ Teacher, what should we do?”

Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him,“ Teacher, what must we do?”

When they heard this, all the people— even the tax collectors— agreed that God’s way was right, for they had been baptized by John.

“ But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying,‘ O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

“ Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied,“ The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning:“ I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.For John the Baptist came and showed you the right way to live, but you didn’t believe him, while tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even when you saw this happening, you refused to believe him and repent of your sins.

Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.This made the Pharisees and teachers of religious law complain that he was associating with such sinful people— even eating with them!