Luke 7:29
What does Luke 7:29 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 7:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 7:29 means
Upon hearing Jesus' words, a significant portion of the crowd, including many despised tax collectors (publicans), responded positively. They 'justified God,' a phrase indicating their acceptance of God's righteous plan as revealed through John's ministry, and they had been 'baptized with the baptism of John.' This demonstrates their repentance and genuine embrace of God's call to preparation through John's message.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949(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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justifiedGod, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
Context
This verse describes the positive response of 'all the people' and 'the publicans' to God's plan as revealed through John's ministry. It follows Jesus' praise of John and the introduction of the 'kingdom of God,' setting up a clear contrast with the negative reaction of religious leaders in the next verse, highlighting differing responses to God's work.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
- Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.
- Acts 19:3
And he said, Into what then were ye baptized? And they said, Into John’s baptism.
- Luke 3:12
And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?
- Psalms 51:4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
- Romans 10:3
For being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
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