In that town there was a woman who had lived a sinful life. When she learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume.
“Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God ahead of you.
It isn’t made for godly people, but for lawbreakers and rebels, for ungodly and sinful people, for those who aren’t holy and who don’t believe. The law is for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
“But the tax collector stood off by himself and wouldn’t even look up to heaven. He struck his chest in remorse and prayed, ‘God, have mercy on me. I’m a sinner.’
But when the Son of Man came, he did eat and drink, but you said, ‘He always eats and drinks way too much, and he has tax collectors and sinners for friends.’