Luke 7:29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
In other versions
And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
ASV
(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.
BBE
(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
DBY
When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.
WEB
And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
YLT
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
ENG
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
WBT
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
BSB
In context
27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Cross-references
People in this verse
- John