Publicans: Change Their Ways Because of the Preaching of John the Baptist
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Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and you, when you had seen it, repented not afterward, that you might believe him.
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Luke 3:12
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do?
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Luke 7:29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
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The Preaching of John. Ch. 3:1-20
... Publicans or taxgatherers, who were everywhere detested because ... and merely symbolized
an inward change; Jesus would ... and would exert upon their souls cleansing ...
/.../erdman/the gospel of luke an exposition/a the preaching of john.htm

John the Baptist
... his baptism of repentance and of radical change of life. ... The Friend of publicans
and sinners also spoke a ... to forgive them that would turn from their wicked ways ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/vi john the baptist.htm

A People Prepared for the Lord
... again.' There must be an inward spiritual change, wrought by ... Israel shall he turn
to the Lord their God. ... Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 41 1895/a people prepared for the.htm

The Necessity of Regeneration, Argued from the Immutable ...
... when our Lord says to, the Pharisees, Publicans and harlots go ... which lead men to
consider that change, said to ... yet, if sinners did not turn from their evil ways ...
/.../practical discourses on regeneration/discourse iv the necessity of.htm

John the Preacher of Repentance
... Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him ... from the approaching storm,
so that their baptism would ... in a repentance which does not change the life ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/john the preacher of repentance.htm

Baptism unto Repentance
... we should rather say, it is a change in the ... baptizing, and he was probably amongst
the publicans who were ... and pray, and that they clung to their great teacher ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/vi baptism unto repentance.htm

Matt. Iii. 1, 2
... the concourse of the people, the change of things ... as He Himself likewise said,
"publicans and harlots ... interval of time contributed to their amazement, because ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily x matt iii 1.htm

The Two Sons.
... because hypocrisy cannot be reckoned among their sins ... It was his change,"his passing
out of that state ... It was not because they were publicans and harlots that ...
//christianbookshelf.org/arnot/the parables of our lord/x the two sons.htm

The Remission of Sins.
... most obnoxious to the rest, the publicans and the ... the prophet cries, 'Turn ye, and
change your way ... not merely controlling Satan; carrying to their perfect issue ...
//christianbookshelf.org/macdonald/hope of the gospel/the remission of sins.htm

The Messianic Call
... of innovation and apprehensive of popular excitement; publicans and soldiers ... was
a summons to an entire change in his ... of men and consequently in their world; it ...
/.../rhees/the life of jesus of nazareth/vii the messianic call.htm

Resources
What is a publican in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Why does the Bible speak so negatively about tax collectors? | GotQuestions.org

Does salvation affect more than just the afterlife? | GotQuestions.org

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