The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
He is in such close touch with the people that He does not hesitate to associate even with publicans and sinners.
At marriages He was a welcome guest; to the feasts which He gave He invited women who were sinners, and publicans like the good Zacchaeus.
Publicans are proverbially open-handed; most publicans would have lent him ten pounds to spend in their establishment if he had thoroughly and courageously drunk and pitched some tale about expecting money by the English mail.
But, somehow, in Judea, it was the publicans and harlots who pressed into the kingdom of heaven; and it was the common people who heard Christ gladly.
A pretty Gospel for the publicans an' harlots, to tell 'em that if their bairns are canny eneugh, they may possibly some day be allowed to believe that there is one God, and not twa!
It is a right thing for a man to salute his neighbor who salutes him; but if you salute those who salute you, says Christ, what thank have ye--do not even the publicans so?
But of all in the village, its publicans suffered most under the reaction of great bustle.
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous and a wine bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners" (Matt.
Other examples are those who would fear to contaminate their holiness by following their Master's example in eating and associating with publicans and sinners (Matt.
Compare with these the following excerpts from His later preachings: "Verily I say unto you that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you" (Matt.
And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.
And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
Society must think more of its lonely toilers; even of its peddlers and publicans and sinners.
Jesus was looking at some very nice people when he said, “The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto His disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
I will make an entertainment in His honor, and I will invite my old friends among the publicans to it, for it may be that His words of power may reach their hearts as they did mine, and turn them from their sins.
Sin is a sickness, a disease, and these publicans and sinners were very deeply under the power of this disease.
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.
But the Samaritan had different sentiments, and bears out the statement of our Lord that the publicans and sinners were nearer the kingdom of heaven than the Pharisees, who were so devout in their outward appearances.
And so we behold the Savior now seated in the midst of a large company of publicans and sinners.
Jesus had been preaching to a crowd of publicans and sinners.
The publicans of those days were the collectors of taxes for the Romans, and it was a constant complaint against them that they exacted more from the people than they had any right to do.
The Scribes and Pharisees rejected Christ on the very grounds that he was the friend ofpublicans and sinners.
This departure has been the object of very considerable opposition from both publicans and temperance advocates.
The publicans would appeal on some technical point.
The court upheld the publicans and declared that the deprival of the licences was illegal.
The money intended for the compensation of the publicans was devoted instead to technical education.
This latter point they have secured; and the question of pecuniary compensation to dispossessed publicans is no longer within the range of practical politics in New Zealand.
Most of the breaches of the law committed by publicans are due to this; for the unhappy licensed victualler has often no choice except between fostering his trade by illegal methods or getting notice to quit.
In several places the publicans gave orders for their supporters to abstain from voting, and thus prevented public opinion being tested.
The publicans would appoint their candidates, and the teetotalers theirs; and both parties would have a pitched battle at almost every election.
As the publicans have no legal claim to consideration it cannot be expected that any scheme for their compensation will be permanent.
And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: And there was a great company of publicans and of others that were at table with them.
But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disciples: Why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
And you say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners.
And the publicansalso came to be baptized and said to him: Master, what shall we do?
Now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him.
Publicans and tavern-keepers decorated their rooms in like manner.
He knows what publicans may be regarded as 'priest's men,' and who have leanings towards independence.
The publicans and sinners, the disreputable and godless classes, felt themselves strangely drawn to him.
Jesus did not hesitate to say to the proud and prejudiced religious aristocracy of his day, "The publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of heaven before you.
In the New Testament "publicans and sinners" are mentioned side by side.
Henceforth oppressive governors and swindling publicans had to expect swift, stern punishment from one whose interests included the welfare of both citizens and subjects.
They remember that whilst the Saviour denounced without stint the formal scribe, the hollow Pharisee, and the greedy money-changer, he chose for his sphere of exertion the society of publicans and sinners.
Shopkeepers left their counters, publicansclapped down the half-filled glasses, and ran to their doors as this honoured singer or that famous bard passed their windows.
Publicans and sinners, touched in their hearts by the clarion call to repentance, had flocked to the Baptist in the wilderness with the earnest inquiry: "Master, what shall we do?
They hesitated to address themselves directly to Jesus, but of the disciples they asked in disdain: "Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
The Pharisees in Galilee had intolerantly criticized Jesus because of His friendly and helpful ministry among the publicans and their associates, who were disparagingly classed together as "publicans and sinners.
He had called men who were to be thenceforth His own, from their fishing boats and nets, and had numbered one of the ostracized publicans among the Twelve; but He knew them, every one, and chose accordingly.
But having seen and conversed with Jesus, this chief among the publicans believed and was converted.
He it was who gave a feast, for attending which Jesus and the disciples were severely criticized by the Pharisees,[493] on the charge that it was unseemly for Him to eat with publicans and sinners.
The publicans formed a distinct social class, for from the community in general they were practically ostracized.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
But the publicans and the harlots believed him: but you, seeing it, did not even afterwards repent, that you might believe him.
And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?
Jesus saith to them: Amen I say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you.
And it came to pass as he sat at meat in his house, many Publicans and sinners sat down together with Jesus and his disciples.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners.
And it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house, behold many publicans and sinners came, and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.
And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
The publicans and sinners have it, and show it, sometimes, instead of the Scribes and Pharisees.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "publicans" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
