And all publicans and sinful were drawing near 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 in the unjust one turning back from his injustice which he did; and he will do judgment and justice, he shall save his soul alive.
For if ye love them loving you, what reward. have you? do not also the tax collectors the same?
And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last.
And all the people having heard, and the publicans, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John.
And the law entered, that the fall might abound. And where sin abounded, grace superabounded:
Faithful the word, and worthy of all acceptance, for Christ Jesus came into the world to save the sinful; of whom I am first.