¶ Then resorted unto him all the publicans and sinners, for 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 shall love them, which love you: what reward shall ye have? Do not the publicans even so?
And behold, there are last, which shall be first: And there are first which shall be last.
¶ And all the people that heard, and the publicans justified God, which were baptised in the baptism of Ihon.
¶ The law in the mean time entered in that sin should increase. And where abundance of sin was, there was more plenteousness of grace.
¶ This is a true saying, and by all means worthy to be received, that Christ Iesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief: