Luke 7:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἀκούσας, καὶ οἱ τελῶναι, ἐδικαίωσαν τὸν Θεόν, βαπτισθέντες τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου.

Transliteration

And all the laos akousas, and the telōnai, edikaiōsan the Theon, baptisthentes the baptisma of-Iōannou.

Grammar Details

*laos*: nominative, masculine, singular - people
*akousas*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard
*telōnai*: nominative, masculine, plural - tax collectors
*edikaiōsan*: aorist indicative, 3rd plural - declared righteous/justified
*Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - God
*baptisthentes*: aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been baptized
*baptisma*: accusative, neuter, singular - baptism
*Iōannou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of John

Word Meanings

*laos*: people/crowd/nation
*telōnai*: tax collectors/publicans
*edikaiōsan*: justified/acknowledged as right/vindicated
*baptisthentes*: having been baptized/immersed

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Referenced Verses

Luke 3:12 : 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Luke 7:35 : 35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Acts 18:25 : 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.
Acts 19:3 : 3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.
Rom 3:4-6 : 4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say ? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance?(I speak as a man) 6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Rom 10:3 : 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Rev 15:3 : 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, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Rev 16:5 : 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
Judg 1:7 : 7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.
Ps 51:4 : 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned{H8804)}, and done{H8804)} this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified{H8799)} when thou speakest{H8800)}, and be clear{H8799)} when thou judgest{H8800)}.
Matt 3:5-6 : 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, 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. 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

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