Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax (telōnai | τελῶναι | nom pl masc) collectors and prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you!

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, you are to treat him as a pagan and a tax (telōnēs | τελώνης | nom sg masc) collector.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax (telōnōn | τελωνῶν | gen pl masc) collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is shown to be right by what she does.”

Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax (telōnēs | τελώνης | nom sg masc) collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax (telōnōn | τελωνῶν | gen pl masc) collectors and sinners?”

And as Jesus sat at table in the house, many tax (telōnai | τελῶναι | nom pl masc) collectors and sinners came and were eating with Jesus and his disciples.

For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax (telōnai | τελῶναι | nom pl masc) collectors do the same?

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” (telos | τέλος | nom sg neut)

And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end (telos | τέλος | nom sg neut). To the one who thirsts I will give permission to drink free of charge from the spring of the water of life.

As for the one who conquers, who keeps my works until the end (telous | τέλους | gen sg neut), to him I will give authority over the nations,