Luke 7:29

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

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  • Luke 3:12 : 12 And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'
  • Luke 7:35 : 35 and the wisdom was justified from all her children.'
  • Acts 18:25 : 25 this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;
  • Acts 19:3 : 3 and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'
  • Rom 3:4-6 : 4 let it not be! and let God become true, and every man false, according as it hath been written, `That Thou mayest be declared righteous in Thy words, and mayest overcome in Thy being judged.' 5 And, if our unrighteousness God's righteousness doth establish, what shall we say? is God unrighteous who is inflicting the wrath? (after the manner of a man I speak) 6 let it not be! since how shall God judge the world?
  • Rom 10:3 : 3 for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.
  • Rev 15:3 : 3 and they sing the song of Moses, servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, `Great and wonderful `are' Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty, righteous and true `are' Thy ways, O King of saints,
  • Rev 16:5 : 5 and I heard the messenger of the waters, saying, `righteous, O Lord, art Thou, who art, and who wast, and who shalt be, because these things Thou didst judge,
  • Judg 1:7 : 7 and Adoni-Bezek saith, `Seventy kings -- their thumbs and their great toes cut off -- have been gathering under my table; as I have done so hath God repaid to me;' and they bring him in to Jerusalem, and he dieth there.
  • Ps 51:4 : 4 Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.
  • Matt 3:5-6 : 5 Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan, 6 and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
  • Matt 21:31-32 : 31 which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God, 32 for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

    5and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • John 3:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25there arose then a question from the disciples of John with `some' Jews about purifying,

    26and they came unto John, and said to him, `Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

  • Matt 3:5-7
    3 verses
    76%

    5Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

    6and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.

    7And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

  • Luke 7:30
    76%

    30but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

  • Matt 21:32
    75%

    32for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, and the tax-gatherers and the harlots did believe him, and ye, having seen, repented not at last -- to believe him.

  • Luke 3:3
    75%

    3and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

  • Luke 3:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15And the people are looking forward, and all are reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether or not he may be the Christ;

    16John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

  • Luke 3:12
    74%

    12And there came also tax-gatherers to be baptised, and they said unto him, `Teacher, what shall we do?'

  • Mark 11:30
    74%

    30the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

  • Acts 13:24
    74%

    24John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

  • Mark 1:7-10
    4 verses
    74%

    7and he proclaimed, saying, `He doth come -- who is mightier than I -- after me, of whom I am not worthy -- having stooped down -- to loose the latchet of his sandals;

    8I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

    9And it came to pass in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at the Jordan;

    10and immediately coming up from the water, he saw the heavens dividing, and the Spirit as a dove coming down upon him;

  • Luke 7:18
    74%

    18And the disciples of John told him about all these things,

  • Matt 3:13-15
    3 verses
    73%

    13Then cometh Jesus from Galilee upon the Jordan, unto John to be baptized by him,

    14but John was forbidding him, saying, `I have need by thee to be baptized -- and thou dost come unto me!'

    15But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

  • Luke 20:4
    73%

    4the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'

  • Luke 7:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

    28for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

  • John 3:22
    72%

    22After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;

  • Luke 3:21
    72%

    21And it came to pass, in all the people being baptised, Jesus also being baptised, and praying, the heaven was opened,

  • Acts 19:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3and he said unto them, `To what, then, were ye baptized?' and they said, `To John's baptism.'

    4And Paul said, `John, indeed, did baptize with a baptism of reformation, saying to the people that in him who is coming after him they should believe -- that is, in the Christ -- Jesus;'

  • John 1:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

    26John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

  • John 1:28
    72%

    28These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

  • Matt 3:1
    72%

    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Matt 21:25
    71%

    25the baptism of John, whence was it? -- from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

  • John 1:31
    71%

    31and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

  • John 4:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard that Jesus more disciples doth make and baptize than John,

    2(though indeed Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples,)

  • Luke 15:1
    71%

    1And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

  • John 1:33
    71%

    33and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

  • Matt 3:3
    70%

    3for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

  • Mark 11:32
    70%

    32But if we may say, From men,' -- they were fearing the people, for all were holding John that he was indeed a prophet;

  • Luke 3:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'

    7Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

  • John 10:41
    69%

    41and many came unto him, and said -- `John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;'

  • Acts 10:37
    69%

    37ye -- ye have known; -- the word that came throughout all Judea, having begun from Galilee, after the baptism that John preached;

  • Luke 3:10
    69%

    10And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?'

  • Luke 7:24
    69%

    24And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

  • Luke 7:22
    69%

    22And Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone on, report to John what ye saw and heard, that blind men do see again, lame do walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf do hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;

  • Matt 3:11
    69%

    11`I indeed do baptize you with water to reformation, but he who after me is coming is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to bear the sandals, he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,