Then drew near to him all the publicans and sinners, 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.
For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye?
But behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
But the law came in between, that the offence might abound: yet where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.