Luke 7:29

(When all the people heard this, including the tax collectors, they affirmed that God's way was right, because they had been baptized with the baptism of John.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

28For I tell you, among those born of women there is no prophet greater than John the Baptist, but whoever is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

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Cross References

Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to him, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.

Luke 7:35Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

Acts 19:3So Paul said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John's baptism.”

Romans 10:3For they have not submitted to God's righteousness; instead, they ignore the righteousness of God and seek to establish their own righteousness.

Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters say, “Just are yoʋ, who is and who was, the Holy One, because yoʋ have brought these judgments.

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:20-36

John's Message to Jesus; The Ministry of John and of Christ. 19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 22 Then Jesus answering said unto them,… Read the whole commentary →

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