Luke 3:12
Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him,“Teacher, what should we do?”
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- Luke 7:29 : 29 (Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.
- Luke 15:1-2 : 1 The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining,“This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
- Luke 18:13 : 13 The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’
- Matt 21:31-32 : 31 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! 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
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- Luke 3:10-112 verses82%
10So the crowds were asking him,“What then should we do?”
11John answered them,“The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”
- Luke 3:13-142 verses82%
13He told them,“Collect no more than you are required to.”
14Then some soldiers also asked him,“And as for us– what should we do?” He told them,“Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay.”
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1The Parable of the Lost Sheep and Coin Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.
- Matt 21:31-322 verses75%
31Which 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!
32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
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29(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.
- Matt 3:6-83 verses74%
6and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
8Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance,
- Matt 9:9-113 verses74%
9The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
10As Jesus was having a meal in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.
11When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Matt 3:13-153 verses74%
13The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
14But John tried to prevent him, saying,“I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?”
15So Jesus replied to him,“Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John yielded to him.
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26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
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27The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him.
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3So Paul said,“Into what then were you baptized?”“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.
- Matt 5:46-472 verses73%
46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?
47And if you only greet your brothers, what more do you do? Even the Gentiles do the same, don’t they?
- Mark 2:14-163 verses73%
14As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.
15As Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s home, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
16When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples,“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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3He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
- Matt 3:1-33 verses72%
1The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,
2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
- Luke 20:3-42 verses71%
3He answered them,“I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:
4John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people?”
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16The Rich Young Man Now someone came up to him and said,“Teacher, what good thing must I do to gain eternal life?”
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30John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.”
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14When they came they said to him,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone’s favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
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3“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
- Luke 5:29-302 verses70%
29Then 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.
30But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
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17Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
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14The Superiority of the New Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked,“Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”
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5People from the whole Judean countryside and all of Jerusalem were going out to him, and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
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7So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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25So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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22Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”
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18The Wealthy Ruler Now a certain leader asked him,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
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22Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
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13The tax collector, however, stood far off and would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said,‘God, be merciful to me, sinner that I am!’
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36He said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”
- Luke 5:32-332 verses70%
32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
33The Superiority of the New Then they said to him,“John’s disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”
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10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.