Publicans
18 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
19 sections
- Change Their Ways Because of the Preaching of John the Baptist
- Chiefs of, Were Very Rich
- Disreputable
- Many of Attended the Preaching of Christ
- Many of Believed the Preaching of John
- Many of Embraced the Gospel
- Many of Received John's Baptism
- Matthew the Apostle Was of
- Matthew, the Tax Collector of Capernaum, Becomes an Apostle
- Often Guilty of Extortion
- Often Hospitable
- Often Kind to Their Friends
- Parable Concerning
- Suspected of Extortion
- The Collectors of the Public Taxes
- The Jews: Classed with the Most Infamous Characters
- The Jews: Despised
- The Jews: Despised Our Lord for Associating With
- Zacchaeus, Chief Among, Receives Jesus Into his House
Change Their Ways Because of the Preaching of John the Baptist
- Matthew 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, 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.
- Luke 3:12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
- Luke 7:29 All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
Chiefs of, Were Very Rich
- Luke 19:2 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy.
Disreputable
- Matthew 5:46–47 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same? …
- Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
- Matthew 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
- Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
- Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.
Many of Attended the Preaching of Christ
Many of Believed the Preaching of John
- Matthew 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, 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.
Many of Embraced the Gospel
- Matthew 21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Many of Received John's Baptism
Matthew the Apostle Was of
- Matthew 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Matthew, the Tax Collector of Capernaum, Becomes an Apostle
- Matthew 9:9 As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
- Matthew 10:3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
- Mark 2:14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him.
- Luke 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
Often Guilty of Extortion
- Luke 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
Often Hospitable
Often Kind to Their Friends
- Matthew 5:46–47 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Do not even tax collectors do the same? …
Parable Concerning
- Luke 18:9–14 To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed others with contempt, He also told this parable: …
Suspected of Extortion
- Luke 3:13 “Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.
The Collectors of the Public Taxes
- Luke 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
The Jews: Classed with the Most Infamous Characters
- Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
- Matthew 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, 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.
The Jews: Despised
- Luke 18:11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.
The Jews: Despised Our Lord for Associating With
- Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Zacchaeus, Chief Among, Receives Jesus Into his House
- Luke 19:2–10 And there was a man named Zacchaeus, a chief tax collector, who was very wealthy. …
Related topics
Jesus, the Christ by ZacchaeusZacchaeus (Zaccheus)MatthewTrust of the Wicked is in Their own RighteousnessBigotry of Keeping Company with SinnersJericho
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.