 ኢየሱስም፤ "እዉነት እላችኋለሁ፣ ቀረጥ ሰብሳቢዎችና አመንዝራዎች ወደ እግዚአብሔር መንግሥት በመግባት ይቀድማችኋል፤ መጥመቁ ዮሐንስ የጽድቅን መንገድ ሊያሳያችሁ ወደ እናንተ መጣ፤ እናንተ አላመናችሁትም፤ ቀረጥ ሰብሳቢዎችና አመንዝራዎች ግን አመኑ።
Jesus said to them, "Most certainly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into God's Kingdom before you.32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn't believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him.