Now all the tax collectors and the sinners were coming to Him to hear Him.
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
NOW THE tax collectors and [notorious and especially wicked] sinners were all coming near to [Jesus] to listen to Him.
Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.
All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him.
Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him.
NOW the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
“And when the wrong turns away from the wrong which he has done, and he does right-ruling and righteousness, he keeps himself alive.
“For if you love those loving you, what reward have you? Are the tax collectors not doing the same too?
“And see, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.”
And all the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard, declared Elohim righteous, having been immersed with the immersion of Yoḥanan.
And the Torah came in beside, so that the trespass would increase. But where sin increased, favour increased still more,
Trustworthy is the word and worthy of all acceptance, that Messiah יהושע came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am foremost.