Matthew 21:31

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV

], together with all her house, through faith of the scarlet sign; as the Lord also declared to those who did not receive His advent,-the Pharisees, no doubt, nullify the sign of the scarlet thread, which meant the passover, and the redemption and exodus of the people from Egypt,-when He said, "The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of heaven before you."[316]

Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II " Such is he who fulfils the law, "doing the will of the Father,"[35]

Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V

And again, he says, the Saviour has declared, "The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of heaven before you."[97]

Hippolytus Exegetical Fragments

And in the Gospel,[48]