Matthew 21:31

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Whether of them twayne did the wyl of the father? And they saide vnto him, the first. Iesus sayth vnto them: Ueryly I saye vnto you, that publicanes & harlottes go into the kingdome of God, before you.

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  • Luke 7:29 : 29 And all the people, and the publicanes that hearde hym, iustified God, and were baptized with the baptisme of Iohn.
  • Luke 7:37-50 : 37 And beholde, a woman in that citie, which was a sinner, assoone as she knewe that Iesus sate at meate in the pharisees house, she brought an alabaster boxe of oyntment: 38 And stoode at his feete behynde hym, weepyng, and began to washe his feete with teares, & dyd wype them with the heeres of her head, and kyssed his feete, and anoynted them with the oyntment. 39 When the pharisee which had bydden hym, sawe, he spake within hym selfe, saying: If this man were a prophete, he woulde surely knowe who, & what maner of woman this is, that touched hym, for she is a sinner. 40 And Iesus aunswered, and sayde vnto hym: Simon, I haue somewhat to say vnto thee. And he sayde: Maister, say on. 41 There was a certayne lender, which had two detters: The one ought fyue hundred pence, and the other fyftie. 42 When they had nothyng to pay, he forgaue them both. Tell me therefore, which of them wyll loue hym most? 43 Simon aunswered and sayde: I suppose, that he to whom he forgaue most. And he sayde vnto hym: Thou haste truely iudged. 44 And he turned to the woman, & sayde vnto Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entred into thyne house, thou gauest me no water for my feete, but she hath wasshed my feete with teares, & wyped them with the heeres of her head. 45 Thou gauest me no kysse: but she, sence the tyme I came in, hath not ceassed to kysse my feete. 46 Myne head with oyle thou dyddest not anoynt: but she hath anoynted my feete with oyntment. 47 Wherfore I say vnto thee, many sinnes are forgeuen her: for she loued much. To whom lesse is forgeuen, the same doth lesse loue. 48 And he sayde vnto her: thy sinnes are forgeuen thee. 49 And they that sate at meate with hym, began to say within them selues, Who is this that forgeueth sinnes also? 50 And he sayde to the woman: Thy fayth hath saued thee, go in peace.
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lorde that hath promised, is not slacke, as some men count slacknesse, but is pacient to vswarde forasmuch as he woulde haue no man lost, but wyll receaue all men to repentaunce.
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 Then resorted vnto hym all the publicanes and sinners, for to heare hym. 2 And the pharisees & scribes murmured, saying: he receaueth sinners, and eateth with them.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Lykewyse I say vnto you, shall there be ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, ouer one sinner that repenteth.
  • Luke 19:9-9 : 9 Iesus sayde vnto hym: This daye is saluation come to this house, because that he also is become the childe of Abraham. 10 For the sonne of man is come to seke, and to saue that which was lost.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 He sayth vnto hym: Of thyne owne mouth wyll I iudge thee, thou euyll seruaunt. Knewest thou that I am a straite man, taking vp that I layed not downe, & reapyng that I dyd not sowe:
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 And the tyme of this ignoraunce God wyncked at: but nowe byddeth all men euery where to repent:
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Nowe we knowe that what thynges so euer the lawe saith, it saith it to them which are vnder the lawe: That all mouthes maye be stopped, and that al ye world may be indaungered to God.
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in, that sinne shoulde encrease. But where sinne was plenteous, grace was more plenteous.
  • Rom 9:30-33 : 30 What shall we say then? that the gentiles which folowed not ryghteousnes, haue obtayned righteousnesse: euen the ryghteousnesse which cometh of fayth. 31 But Israel, which folowed the lawe of ryghteousnesse, hath not attayned to the lawe of ryghteousnesse. 32 Wherfore? Because they sought it not by fayth: but as it were by the workes of the lawe. For they haue stumbled at the stumblyng stone, 33 As it is written: Beholde, I put in Sion a stumblyng stone, and a rocke of offence: And whosoeuer beleueth on hym, shall not be confounded.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 Beyng a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and an oppressour: But yet I obtayned mercie, because I dyd it ignorauntly in vnbeliefe. 14 Neuerthelesse, the grace of our Lorde was exceedyng aboundaunt, with faith and loue, which is in Christe Iesus. 15 This is a faythfull saying, and by all meanes worthy to be receaued, that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners, of whom I am chiefe. 16 Notwithstandyng, for this cause was mercie shewed vnto me, that in me the first, Iesus Christe myght shewe all long sufferyng, to the example of them which shoulde beleue on hym to lyfe euerlastyng.
  • Matt 7:21 : 21 Not euery one, that sayeth vnto me Lorde, Lorde, shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen: but he that doeth the wyll of my father, which is in heauen.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Iesus passed foorth from thence, he sawe a man, named Matthewe, syttyng at the receipte of custome: & he sayth vnto hym, folowe me. And he arose, and folowed hym.
  • Matt 12:50 : 50 For whosoeuer shall do the wyll of my father which is in heauen, the same is my brother, sister, and mother.
  • Matt 18:3 : 3 And sayde. Ueryly I say vnto you: except ye turne, and become as litle chyldren, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 So the last, shalbe the first, & the first shalbe last: For many be called, but fewe be chosen.
  • 2 Sam 12:5-7 : 5 And Dauid was exceeding wroth with the man, and saide to Nathan: As the Lorde lyueth, the man that hath done this thing is the childe of death. 6 He shal restore the lambe foure folde, because he did this thyng and had no pitie. 7 And Nathan saide to Dauid, Thou art the man: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I annoynted thee king ouer Israel, and ryd thee out of the hand of Saul.
  • Job 15:6 : 6 Thyne owne mouth condempneth thee, and not I: yea, thyne owne lippes shape an aunswere against thee.
  • Ezek 33:11 : 11 Tell them, as truely as I liue saith the Lorde God, I haue no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but much rather that the wicked tourne from his way, and lyue: Turne you, turne you from your wicked wayes, for why wil ye dye O ye of the house of Israel?
  • Matt 5:18 : 18 For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are. For they loue to stande, praying in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streates, that they may be sene of men. Ueryly I say vnto you, they haue theyr rewarde.

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