Publicans

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Bible verses about “Publicans”

The first verses cited, in the King James Version.

• Matthew 5:46For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
• Matthew 5:47And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
• Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
• Matthew 11:19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
• Matthew 18:17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
• Matthew 21:31Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
• Luke 18:11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
• Matthew 21:32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
• Luke 3:12Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
• Luke 7:29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
• Matthew 9:9And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
• Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;
• Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.
• Luke 5:27And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.
• Luke 18:9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:
• Luke 18:10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
• Luke 18:12I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
• Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
• Luke 18:14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 19:2And, behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.
• Luke 19:3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
• Luke 19:4And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
• Luke 19:5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
• Luke 19:6And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
• Luke 19:7And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
• Luke 19:8And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
• Luke 19:9And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.
• Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.