Publicans

The Bible Text Cyclopedia · 1859 · p. 18

Two grades of. - Chief publican; that is, a commi ioner, as Zaccheus, Luk. 19.2. Collector of taxes, as Matthew, Mat. 10.3. Luk. 5.27. Held in disrepute, Mat. 5. 46,47. Mat. 9.11. Mat. 11.19. Mat. 18.17. Mat. 21.31. Luk. 18.11. Baptized by John, Mat. 21.31,32. Luk. 3.12. Luk. 7.29. Received Christ, Mat. 21.32. Luk. 5.29,30. Luk. 7.29,34. Luk. 15.1. Parable of, Luk. 18.10-14.