And all the tax-collectors and sinners drew near to Him in order 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.
Again, when the wicked turns away from his wickedness that he has committed and does that which is lawful and righteous, he shall save his soul alive.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same?
And behold, there are last ones which will be first, and there are first ones which will be last.
And all the people and the tax-collectors who heard Him justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
But the Law entered so that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,
Faithful is the Word and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.