Luke 7:29
World English Bible (WEB)
When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.
In context
27 This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
28 “For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”
29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.
30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
31 “To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
Luke 7:29 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.
- KJV King James Version
- And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
- DBY Darby Translation
- (And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And all the people that heard him , and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.