众税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。

许多税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。

许多税吏和罪人都挨近耶稣，要听他讲道。

许多税吏和罪人都来听耶稣讲道，

众税吏和罪人，都接近耶稣，要听他讲道。

当时，税吏和罪人都接近耶稣，听他讲说。

眾稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌，要聽他講道。

許多稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌，要聽他講道。

許多稅吏和罪人都挨近耶穌，要聽他講道。

許多稅吏和罪人都來聽耶穌講道，

眾稅吏和罪人，都接近耶穌，要聽他講道。

眾收稅人和「罪人」都走近耶穌那裏，要聽他。

當時，稅吏和罪人都接近耶穌，聽他講說。

眾稅吏與罪人、就聽耶穌、

眾稅吏與罪人、就聽耶穌、

眾稅吏與罪人就耶穌、欲聽其訓、

稅吏罪人群趨耶穌聆訓、

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.

The tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus.

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to him.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.

Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

All the tax collectors and sinners were approaching to listen to Him.

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming to hear him.

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners— of whom I am the worst. (niv)

Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples,“ Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”Jesus answered them,“ It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” (niv)

While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples.When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples,“ Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”On hearing this, Jesus said,“ It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.But go and learn what this means:‘ I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (niv)

But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. (niv)

“ What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘ Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’“‘ I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.“ Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered,‘ I will, sir,’ but he did not go.“ Which of the two did what his father wanted?”“ The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them,“ Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. (niv)

( All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John. (niv)

The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, (niv)

Indeed there are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.” (niv)