Luke 15:1 Cross References - MNT

¹ Now all the tax-gatherers and sinners continued to draw near him, and to listen to him.

¹⁰ And he rose and followed him. And while he was at table in Matthew's house, there came many tax-gatherers and sinners, and they dined with Jesus and his disciples. ¹¹ When the Pharisees saw it, they kept saying to his disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and sinners?" ¹² "It is not those who are well," said Jesus, when he heard this, "but the sick, who need a doctor. ¹³ "But go and learn what this means, "It is mercy I desire, and not sacrifice; for I am come not to call just men, but sinners."

²⁸ "But give me your judgment. There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said to him, "'Son, go work today in my vineyard!' ²⁹ "'I will go, sir,' he answered; yet he did not go. ³⁰ "Then he went to the second, and said the same thing to him. "'I will not,' he answered; but afterward he changed his mind and went. ³¹ "Which of these two did the will of his father?" "The last," they replied. "I tell you truly," said Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and harlots are going into the kingdom of heaven before you!

²⁹ Levi also made him a great reception at his house. There was a large party of tax-gatherers and others who were dining with them. ³⁰ And the Pharisees and their scribes began complaining to his disciples, saying, "Why are you eating and drinking with tax-gatherers and sinners?" ³¹ Jesus answered them saying. "They who are well have no need of a physician, but they who are ill. ³² I am not come to call the righteous but sinners, to repentance."

²⁹ On hearing this all the people and the tax-gatherers acknowledged the justice of God by being baptized with the baptism of John;

³⁰ "And lo, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last."

²⁰ Now law was brought in so that transgression might abound; but where sin abounded, grace super-abounded;

¹⁵ Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that "Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners"! And there is no greater sinner than I!