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publicans

Meaning of “publicans”

Collectors of public taxes or revenue.

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17 occurrences16 verses3 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Matthew 5:46

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Matthew 5:46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 5:46 · retained source text

For if yee loue them which loue you, what reward haue yee? Doe not euen the Publicanes the same?

1611 marginal noteLuke 6.32.

Matthew 5:47
And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 5:47 · retained source text

And if yee salute your brethren only, what do you more then others? Doe not euen the Publicanes so?

Matthew 9:10
¶ 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.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 9:10 · retained source text

¶ And it came to passe, as Iesus sate at meate in the house, behold, many publicanes and sinners, came and sate downe with him and his Disciples.

Matthew 9:11
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 9:11 · retained source text

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said vnto his disciples, Why eateth your master with publicanes & sinners.

Matthew 11:19
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 11:19 · retained source text

The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine bibber, a friend of publicanes and sinners: but wisedom is iustified of her children.

Matthew 21:31
Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:31 · retained source text

Whether of them twaine did the will of his father? They say vnto him, The first. Iesus saith vnto them, Uerely I say vnto you, that the Publicanes and the harlots go into the kingdome of God before you.

Matthew 21:32
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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1611 witness · Matthew 21:32 · retained source text

For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnesse, and ye beleeued him not: but the Publicanes and the harlots beleeued him. And ye when ye had seene it, repented not afterward, that ye might beleeue him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 3.1.

Mark 2:15
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.
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1611 witness · Mark 2:15 · retained source text

And it came to passe, that as Iesus sate at meate in his house, many Publicanes and sinners sate also together with Iesus and his disciples: for there were many, & they followed him.

Mark 2:16
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?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Mark 2:16 · retained source text

And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eate with Publicanes and sinners, they said vnto his disciples, How is it that hee eateth and drinketh with Publicanes and sinners?

Luke 3:12
Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
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1611 witness · Luke 3:12 · retained source text

Then came also Publicanes to be baptized, and said vnto him, Master, what shall we doe?

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