Luke 7:29 - Tree of Life Version And when all the people heard, even the tax collectors, they affirmed God’s justice, because they had been immersed with John’s immersion. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the people who heard Him, even the tax collectors, acknowledged the justice of God [in calling them to repentance and in pronouncing future wrath on the impenitent], being baptized with the baptism of John. American Standard Version (1901) And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. Common English Bible Everyone who heard this, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice because they had been baptized by John. Catholic Public Domain Version And upon hearing this, all the people and the tax collectors justified God, by being baptized with the baptism of John. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism. |
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don’t they?
But if we say, ‘From men,’ then all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John is a prophet.”
Tax collectors also came to him to be immersed. “Teacher,” they said to him, “what should we do?”
I say to you, there is no one greater than John among those born of women; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. With a fervent spirit, he was speaking and teaching accurately the facts about Yeshua—while only being acquainted with the immersion of John.
He said, “Into what were you immersed?” They said, “Into John’s immersion.”
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of God.
And they are singing the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and wonderful are Your deeds, Adonai Elohei-Tzva’ot! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
Then I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous are You—the Holy One, who is and who was— because You have passed these judgments.
So Adoni-bezek said, “70 kings, having their thumbs and big toes cut off, used to pick up scraps under my table. As I have done, so God has repaid me.” They brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.