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G5057τελώνηςtelōnēs

tax collectorPart of speech: Greek Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 8
  2. 3
  3. 10
  4. John: 0
  5. Acts: 0
  6. Romans: 0
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. Galatians: 0
  10. Ephesians: 0
  11. Philippians: 0
  12. Colossians: 0
  13. 1 Thessalonians: 0
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1 Timothy: 0
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. Titus: 0
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. Hebrews: 0
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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21 occurrences in 20 verses

With their references and text in Bible in Basic English.

  1. Matthew 5:46

    For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same?

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  2. Matthew 9:10

    And it came about, when he was in the house taking food, that a number of tax-farmers and sinners came and took their places with Jesus and his disciples.

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  3. Matthew 9:11

    And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master take food with tax-farmers and sinners?

    τελωνῶν telōnōn “tax collectors”

  4. Matthew 10:3

    Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew, the tax-farmer; James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

    τελώνης, telōnēs “tax collector,”

  5. Matthew 11:19

    The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.

    τελωνῶν telōnōn “of tax collectors”

  6. Matthew 18:17

    And if he will not give ear to them, let it come to the hearing of the church: and if he will not give ear to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax-farmer.

    τελώνης. telōnēs “tax collector.”

  7. Matthew 21:31

    Which of the two did his father's pleasure? They say, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, that tax-farmers and loose women are going into the kingdom of God before you.

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  8. Matthew 21:32

    For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

    τελῶναι telōnai “the tax collectors”

  9. Mark 2:15

    And it came about that he was seated at meat in his house, and a number of tax-farmers and sinners were at table with Jesus and his disciples: for there were a great number of them, and they came after him.

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  10. Mark 2:16

    And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was taking food with the tax-farmers and sinners, said to his disciples, Why does he take food and drink with such men?

    τελωνῶν telōnōn “tax collectors”τελωνῶν telōnōn “tax collectors”

  11. Luke 3:12

    Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  12. Luke 5:27

    And after these things he went out, and saw Levi, a tax-farmer, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and said to him, Come after me.

    τελώνην telōnēn “a tax collector”

  13. Luke 5:29

    And Levi made a great feast for him in his house: and a great number of tax-farmers and others were seated at table with them.

    τελωνῶν telōnōn “of tax collectors”

  14. Luke 5:30

    And the Pharisees and their scribes made protests against his disciples, saying, Why do you take food and drink with tax-farmers and sinners?

    τελωνῶν telōnōn “tax collectors”

  15. Luke 7:29

    (And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  16. Luke 7:34

    The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.

    τελωνῶν telōnōn “of tax collectors”

  17. Luke 15:1

    Now all the tax-farmers and sinners came near to give ear to him.

    τελῶναι telōnai “tax collectors”

  18. Luke 18:10

    Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.

    τελώνης. telōnēs “a tax collector.”

  19. Luke 18:11

    The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.

    τελώνης. telōnēs “tax collector.”

  20. Luke 18:13

    The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

    τελώνης telōnēs “the tax collector”