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Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

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ASV

For 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 saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

KJV

For 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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἦλθενēlthenCameG2064 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
ἐνenin [the]G1722 →
ὁδῷhodōwayG3598 →
δικαιοσύνης,dikaiosunēsof righteousness,G1343 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateyou did believeG4100 →
αὐτῷ·autōin him;G846 →
οἱhoi<the>G3588 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
τελῶναιtelōnaithe tax collectorsG5057 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
αἱhaitheG3588 →
πόρναιpornaiprostitutesG4204 →
ἐπίστευσανepisteusanbelievedG4100 →
αὐτῷ.autōin him.G846 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
ἰδόντεςidonteshaving seenG1492 →
οὐδὲoudenot evenG3761 →
μετεμελήθητεmetemelēthētedid repentG3338 →
ὕστερονhusteronafterwardG5306 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
πιστεῦσαιpisteusaito believeG4100 →
αὐτῷ.¶autōhim.G846 →

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Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.Hebrews 6:1Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,Luke 1:16Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.Luke 7:37–50When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.Luke 7:29–30All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.Zechariah 7:11–12But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.Matthew 21:25What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’Revelation 9:20Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.Matthew 3:8Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.Acts 13:25–29As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.Matthew 14:5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.Hebrews 6:6–8and then have fallen away—to be restored to repentance, because they themselves are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting Him to open shame.Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.Matthew 3:1–12In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of JudeaHebrews 3:12See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’Matthew 11:18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

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