Matthew 21:31

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Whether of the twayne dyd the will of the father? And they sayde vnto hym: the fyrst. Iesus sayde vnto the: verely I saye vnto you that the publicans and the harlotes shall come into ye kyngdome of God before you.

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  • Luke 7:29 : 29 And all the people that hearde and the publicans iustified God and were baptised with the baptim of Iohn.
  • Luke 7:37-50 : 37 And beholde a woman in that cite which was a synner assone as she knewe that. Iesus sate at meate in the pharises housse she brought an alablaster boxe of oyntmet 38 and she stode at his fete behynde him wepynge and beganne to wesshe his fete with teares and dyd wipe the with the heares of her heed and kyssed his fete and anoynted them with oyntment. 39 When the pharise which bade him sawe that he spake with in him sylfe sayinge: If this man were a prophete he wolde surely have knowen who and what maner woman this is which toucheth him for she is a synner. 40 And Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Simon I have some what to saye vnto ye. And he sayd master saye on. 41 There was a certayne lender which had two detters ye one ought five hondred pence and the other fyfty. 42 When they had nothinge to paye he forgave the boothe. Which of them tell me will love him moost? 43 Simon answered and sayde: I suppose that he to whom he forgave moost. And he sayde vnto him: Thou hast truly iudged. 44 And he turned to the woman and sayde vnto Simon: Seist thou this woman? I entred into thy housse and thou gavest me noo water to my fete but she hath wesshed my fete with teares and wiped the with the heeres of her heed. 45 Thou gavest me no kysse: but she sence ye tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete 46 Myne heed wt oyle thou dydest not anoynte: but she hath annoynted my fete wt oyntmet. 47 Wherefore I saye vnto the: many synnes are forgeve her for she loved moche. To whom lesse is forgeven the same doeth lesse love. 48 And he sayde vnto her thy synnes are forgeven ye 49 And they yt sate at meate with him beganne to saye within them selves: Who is this which forgeveth synnes also? 50 And he sayde to ye woman: Thy faith hath saved the Goo in peace.
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The LORde is not slacke to fulfill his promes as some men cout slacknes: but is pacient to vs warde and wolde have no man lost but wolde receave all men to repentauce.
  • Matt 7:21 : 21 Not all they that saye vnto me Master Master shall enter in to the kyngdome of heven: but he that dothe my fathers will which ys in heven.
  • Matt 9:9 : 9 And as Iesus passed forth fro thence he sawe a ma syt a receyuinge of custome named Mathew and sayd to him: folowe me.
  • Matt 12:50 : 50 For whosoever dothe my fathers will which is in heve the same is my brother suster and mother.
  • Matt 18:3 : 3 and sayd. Verely I say vnto you: except ye tourne and become as chyldren ye cannot enter into the kyngdom of heven.
  • Matt 20:16 : 16 Soo the laste shalbe fyrste and the fyrste shalbe laste. For many are called and feawe be chosen.
  • Luke 15:1-2 : 1 Then resorted vnto him all ye publicas and synners for to heare him. 2 And the pharises and scribes murmured sayinge: He receaved to his copany synners and eateth with them.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Lykwyse I saye vnto you ioye is made in ye presence of ye angels of god over one synner yt repenteth.
  • Luke 19:9-9 : 9 And Iesus sayd to him: this daye is healthe come vnto this housse for as moche as it also is become the chylde of Abraha. 10 For the sonne of ma is come to seke and to save that which was looste.
  • Luke 19:22 : 22 And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe?
  • Acts 17:30 : 30 And the tyme of this ignoraunce God regarded not: but now he byddeth all men every where repen
  • Rom 3:19 : 19 Ye and we knowe that whatsoever ye lawe sayth he sayth it to them which are vnder the lawe. That all mouthes maye be stopped and all the worlde be subdued to god
  • Rom 5:20 : 20 But ye lawe in the meane tyme entred in yt synne shuld encreace. Neverthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of grace.
  • Rom 9:30-33 : 30 What shall we saye then? We saye that the gentyls which followed not rightewesnes have overtaken rightewesnes: I meane the rightewesnes which cometh of fayth. 31 But Israel which folowed the lawe of rightewesnes coulde not attayne vnto ye lawe of rightewesnes. 32 And wherfore? Because they sought it not by fath: but as it were by the workes of the lawe. For they have stombled at the stomblynge stone. 33 As it is written: Beholde I put in Syon a stomblynge stone and a rocke which shall make men faule. And none yt beleve on him shalbe a shamed.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 when before I was a blasphemar and a persecuter and a tyraut. But I obtayned mercy because I dyd it ignorautly thorow vnbelefe. 14 Neverthelater the grace of oure Lorde was more aboundaunt with fayth and love which is in Christ Iesu. 15 This is a true sayinge and by all meanes worthy to be receaved that Christ Iesus came into the world to save synners of whom I am chefe. 16 Notwithstondinge for this cause was mercy geve vnto me that Iesus Christ shuld fyrst shewe on me all longe pacience vnto the ensample of them which shall in tyme to come beleve on him vnto eternall lyfe.
  • Matt 5:18 : 18 For truely I saye vnto you till heven and erth perisshe one iott or one tytle of the lawe shall not scape tyll all be fulfilled.
  • Matt 6:5 : 5 And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as ye ypocrytes are. For they love to stond and praye in the synagoges and in the corners of ye stretes because they wolde be sene of men. Verely I saye vnto you they haue their rewarde.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 86%

    32 For Iohn came vnto you in the waye of rightewesnes and ye beleved hym not. But the publicans and the harlotes beleved him. And yet ye (though ye sawe it) were not yet moved with repentaunce that ye myght afterwarde have beleved hym.

    33 Herken another similitude. Ther was a certayne housholder which planted a vineyarde and hedged it roude about and made a wynpresse in it and bilt a tower and let it out to husbandmen and wet in to a straunge coutre.

  • 81%

    28 What saye ye to this? A certayne man had two sonnes and came to ye elder and sayde: sonne go and worke to daye in my vineyarde.

    29 He answered and sayde I will not: but afterwarde repented and went.

    30 Then came he to the second and sayde lyke wyse. And he answered and sayde: I will syr: yet wet not.

  • 11 And he sayde: a certayne man had two sonnes

  • 30 And beholde ther are last which shalbe fyrst: And ther are fyrst which shalbe last.

  • 12 Then came ther Publicans to be baptised and sayde vnto him: Master what shall we do?

  • 16 Soo the laste shalbe fyrste and the fyrste shalbe laste. For many are called and feawe be chosen.

  • 10 Two men went vp into ye teple to praye: ye one a pharise and the other a publican.

  • 31 Many that are fyrst shalbe last: and the last fyrst.

  • 1 Then resorted vnto him all ye publicas and synners for to heare him.

  • 21 Not all they that saye vnto me Master Master shall enter in to the kyngdome of heven: but he that dothe my fathers will which ys in heven.

  • Mark 2:15-17
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    71%

    15 And it came to passe as Iesus sate at meate in his housse many publicans and synners sate at meate also with Iesus and his disciples. For there were many that folowed him.

    16 And when the Scribes and Pharises sawe him eate with publicas and synnere they sayde vnto his disciples: how is it that he eateth and drynketh with publicas and synners?

    17 When Iesus hearde yt he sayde vnto them. The whole have no nede of the phisicio but the sicke. I came not to call the rightwise but the synners to repentaunce.

  • 30 Many that are fyrste shalbe laste and the laste shalbe fyrste.

  • Matt 5:46-47
    2 verses
    71%

    46 For yf ye love them which love you: what rewarde shall ye have? Doo not the Publicans euen so?

    47 And yf ye be frendly to youre brethren onlye: what singuler thynge doo ye? Do not the Publicans lyke wyse?

  • Matt 22:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1 And Iesus answered and spake vnto them agayne in similitudes sayinge.

    2 The kingdome of heve is lyke vnto a certayne kynge which maryed his sonne

    3 and sent forth his servantes to call them that were byd to the weddinge and they wolde not come.

  • 30 but assone as this thy sonne was come which hath devoured thy goodes with harlootes thou haste for his pleasure kylled ye fatted caulfe.

  • Matt 9:10-11
    2 verses
    70%

    10 And he arose and folowed him. And it came to passe as he sat at meate in the housse: beholde many publicans and synners came and sate downe also with Iesus and hys disciples.

    11 When the Pharises sawe that they sayd to hys disciples: why eateth youre master wt publicans and synners?

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    36 Agayne he sent other servantes moo then the fyrst: and they served them lyke wyse.

    37 But last of all he sent vnto the his awne sonne sayinge: they will feare my sonne.

  • Luke 7:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31 And ye LORde sayd: Wher vnto shall I lyke the men of this generacion and what thinge are they lyke?

    32 They are lyke vnto chyldre sittynge in ye market place and cryinge one to another and sayinge: We have pyped vnto you and ye hahave not daunsed: we have mourned to you and ye have not wept.

  • Matt 8:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 I say therfore vnto you that many shall come fro the eest and weest and shall rest wt Abraham Isaac and Iacob in the kingdome of heve:

    12 and the chyldren of ye kyngdome shalbe cast out in to vtter darcknes: there shalbe wepinge and gnasshing of tethe.

  • 70%

    13 And the publican stode afarre of and wolde not lyfte vp his eyes to heven but smote his brest sayinge: God be mercyfull to me a synner.

    14 I tell you: this ma departed hoe to his housse iustified moore then the other. For every man that exalteth him selfe shalbe brought low: And he yt hubleth him selfe shalbe exalted

  • 3 Then put he forthe this similitude to the sayinge:

  • 21 And the servaunt went and brought his master worde therof. Then was the good man of the housse displeased and sayd to his servaut: Goo out quickly into ye stretes and quarters of the cite and bringe in hidder the poore and the maymed and the halt and the blynde.

  • 23 Therfore is ye kingdome of heven lykened vnto a certayne kynge which wolde take a countis of his servauntis.

  • 15 And he sayd vnto the: Ye are they which iustifie youre selves before me: but God knoweth youre hertes. For ye which is highlie estemed amoge me is abhominable in yt sight of god

  • 69%

    19 The sonne of man came eatinge and drinkinge and they saye beholde a glutton and drynker of wyne and a frend vnto publicas and synners. Never the later wysdome ys iustified of hir children.

    20 Then bega he to vpbrayd the cities in which most of his miracles were done because they meded not.

  • 21 And the sonne sayd vnto him: father I have synned agaynst heven and in thy sight and am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne.

  • 28 There shalbe wepinge and gnasshinge of teth when ye shall se Abraham and Isaac and Iacob and all the prophetes in the kyngdom of God and youre selves thrust oute at dores.

  • 34 The sonne of man is come and eateth and drinketh and ye saye: beholde a man which is a glotton and a drinker of wyne a frende of publicans and synners.

  • 2 saynge; Repet the kyngdome of heue is at honde.

  • 20 For I saye vnto you except youre rightewesnes excede the righetewesnes of ye Scribes and Pharises ye canot entre into ye kyngdome of heven.

  • 17 Verely I saye vnto you: whosoever receaveth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde: he shall not enter therin.

  • 30 And the Scribes and Pharises murmured agaynst his disciples sayinge: Why eate ye and drinke ye with publicas and synners?

  • 13 Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ypocrites for ye shutte vp the kyngdome of heve before men: ye youre selves goo not in nether suffre ye them that come to enter in.

  • 7 They sayde vnto hym: because no man hath hyred vs. He sayde to them: goo ye alsoo into my vyneyarde and whatsoever is right that shall ye receave.

  • 32 I came not to call ye rightewes but synners to repentauce.

  • 17 If he heare not them tell it vnto the congregacion. If he heare not ye congregacion take him as an hethen man and as a publican.