Luke 7:29 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
English ASV
And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
English Amplified
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.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
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.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
English EASY 2024
Many people heard what Jesus said. Even the men who took taxes from people agreed with his message. They had gone to John to baptize them. They all said, ‘What God says about us is right.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
(When the people heard this, they all agreed that God's teaching was good. Even the tax collectors agreed. These were the people who were baptized by John.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
(When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,
English GNT (Good News Translation)
All the people heard him; they and especially the tax collectors were the ones who had obeyed God's righteous demands and had been baptized by John.
English God's Word - GW 1995
"All the people, including tax collectors, heard John. They admitted that God was right by letting John baptize them.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God's way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John's baptism.
English KJV 1611
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
English LSB
And when all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
All the people who heard Him, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God as righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God's justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
(All the people who listened, including the tax collectors, and who were baptized with the baptism of John, acknowledged the righteousness of God;
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
All the people who heard Jesus' words agreed that God's way was right. Even the tax collectors agreed. These people had all been baptized by John.
English NIV
(All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus' words, acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.
English NKJ 1982
And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
English NLT
When they heard this, all the people, including the unjust tax collectors, agreed that God's plan was right, for they had been baptized by John.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
(And all the people who heard this, including the tax collectors, acknowledged the justice of God, because they had been baptized with John's baptism.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
When the common and disreputable people among the audience heard Jesus say this, they acknowledged that it was the truth, for they had already experienced John’s baptism.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
(When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John;
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
And all who heard John preach—even the most wicked of them—agreed that God's requirements were right, and they were baptized by him.
English Tyndale 1537
And all the people that heard, and the publicans justified God, which(and) were baptised in(with) the baptism of John.