Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to hear Yeshua.
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.
But when the wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he committed and does what is lawful and right, his soul will live.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?
And indeed, some are last who shall be first, and some are first who shall be last.”
And when all the people heard, even the tax collectors, they affirmed God’s justice, because they had been immersed with John’s immersion.
Now the Torah came in so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace overflowed even more—
Trustworthy is the saying and deserving of complete acceptance: “Messiah Yeshua came into the world to save sinners”—of whom I am foremost.