And Jesus saw right through them.Really, in there day the Pharisees were seen as the righteous and holy ones who were faithful jews, diligent in faith, morally pure, followed the whole law and rabbinic interpretation of the law.
And Jesus sees deeper than the naked eye.They were not to the naked eyes sinners or morally corrupt. They were good conservative people. Who were passionate about there faith, and restoring God back to there government.
He sought Jesus out and asked Him to his house, and then repented at that time. He was not proudly sinning in the presence of Jesus. And though he may not have spoken the words immediately his actions showed a repentant heart.Really? I think your reading in to suit your belief there. Definitely in a few cases repentance came from graceful interaction, I think you would be misleading to say that Jesus was only ever gentle and polite with sinners who had already repented.
For example zacchaeus only repented after Jesus came to his house and ate with him. There is no record of Jesus rebuking him at all ?
When did I imply He went around confronting everyone?Really? I think your reading that in. Nothing in the text suggests that, apart from your apparent belief that Jesus went round confronting everyone.
:yawn:Yes John the baptist did have a gift for confrontation. However I don't think were all called to be like John all the time. if you do can offer you a natty hairskin jacket I have in my wardrobe , and can offer you a diet of wild honey and crickets ?