¹ And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

¹⁰ And it came to pass, he reclining (at meat) in the house, that lo, many tax-gatherers and sinners having come, were lying (at meat) with Jesus and his disciples,

¹¹ and the Pharisees having seen, said to his disciples, `Wherefore with the tax-gatherers and sinners doth your teacher eat?'

¹² And Jesus having heard, said to them, `They who are whole have no need of a physician, but they who are ill;

¹³ but having gone, learn ye what is, Kindness I will, and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

²⁸ `And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

²⁹ And he answering said, `I will not,' but at last, having repented, he went.

³⁰ `And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I `go', sir, and went not;

³¹ which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

²⁹ And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

³⁰ and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?'

³¹ And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

³² I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

³⁰ and lo, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.'

²⁰ And law came in, that the offence might abound, and where the sin did abound, the grace did overabound,

¹⁵ stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;

²⁷ And in the turning back of the wicked From his wickedness that he hath done, And he doth judgment and righteousness, He his soul doth keep alive.

²⁹ And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,