Luke 7:29

Translations

Modern

All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

Traditional

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

Literal

And all the people having heard, even the tax collectors, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

Latin

Et omnis populus audiens et publicani, justificaverunt Deum, baptizati baptismo Joannis.

Original

Greek

English

All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

John the Baptist The Pharisees Baptism

Events

Jesus' Message on John the Baptistc. AD 28

Related verses

Luke 3:12
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
Luke 7:35
But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
Matthew 21:31–32
Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 3:5–6
People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Acts 19:3
“Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
Revelation 15:3
…and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Romans 10:3
Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
Psalm 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
Acts 18:25
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
Romans 3:4–6
Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”
Judges 1:7
Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

Parallels

Malachi 3:1–5 Matthew 11:7–19

People

John: The Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesus

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jesus Christ John the Baptist Luke, Gospel of Prophecy

Topics

Baptism: John's Jesus, the Christ: Receives the Message from John the Baptist (In Galilee) John: Jesus Discourses Upon Publicans: Change Their Ways Because of the Preaching of John the Baptist Publicans: Many of Received John's Baptism

Luke 7:29

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