Luke 7:29

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all	πᾶς pas	G3956	all · adjective — nominative singular masculine
people	λαὸς laos	G2992	a people (in general · noun — nominative singular masculine
heard	ἀκούσας akousas	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
publicans	τελῶναι telōnai	G5057	a tax-farmer · noun — nominative plural masculine
justified	ἐδικαίωσαν edikaiōsan	G1344	to render (i.e. show or regard as) just or innocent · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
God	θεὸν theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
baptized	βαπτισθέντες baptisthentes	G907	to immerse · verb — aorist passive participle, nominative plural masculine
baptism	βάπτισμα baptisma	G908	baptism (technically or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular neuter
John	Ἰωάννου. Iōannou	G2491	Joannes (i.e. Jochanan) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name

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Cross-references

Luke 3:12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Luke 7:35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
Psalms 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear wh…
Matthew 3:5-6 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
Matthew 21:31-32 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 publi…
Acts 18:25 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, know…
Acts 19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.
Romans 10:3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

All this discourse concerning John Baptist, occasioned by his sending to ask whether he was the Messiah or no, we had, much as it is here related, Mt. 11:2-19. I. We have here the message John Baptist sent to Christ, and the return he made to it. Observe, 1. The great thing we are to enquire concerning Christ is whether he be he that should come to redeem and save sinners, or whether we are to look for another, Luk 7:19, Luk 7:20. We are sure that God has promised that a Saviour shall come, an anointed Saviour; we are as sure that what he has promised he will perform in its season. If this Jesus be that promised Messiah, we will receive him, and will look for no other; but, if not, we will c…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:29

THE BAPTIST'S MESSAGE THE REPLY, AND CONSEQUENT DISCOURSE. (Luke 7:18-35) And all the people that heard--"on hearing (this)." These are the observations of the Evangelist, not of our Lord. and the publicans--a striking clause. justified God, being baptized, &c.--rather, "having been baptized." The meaning is, They acknowledged the divine wisdom of such a preparatory ministry as John's, in leading them to Him who now spake to them (see Luk 1:16-17); whereas the Pharisees and lawyers, true to themselves in refusing the baptism of John, set at naught also the merciful design of God in the Saviour Himself, to their own destruction.

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:29

Justified God - Or, declared God to be just - εδικαιωσαν τον Θεον. The sense is this: John preached that the Divine wrath was coming upon the Jews, from which they might flee by repentance, Luk 3:7. The Jews, therefore, who were baptized by him, with the baptism of repentance, did thereby acknowledge that it is but justice in God to punish them for their wickedness unless they repented, and were baptized in token of it. Bp. Pearce proves that this is the sense in which the word δικαιοω is used here and in Psa 51:4, compared with Job 32:2, and by this evangelist again in Luk 10:29, and Luk 16:15.

John Gill on Luke 7:29

And all the people that heard him,.... Either Christ saying these things in commendation of John, and gave their assent to them, and showed their approbation of them, having been baptized by him; or rather, the people that had heard John preach the doctrines of repentance and faith, and of baptism; for these words seem rather to be the words of Christ, relating the success of John's ministry among different persons: and the publicans justified God; even those wicked men, who were before profligate and abandoned sinners, when they came under John's ministry, were so wrought upon by the power and grace of God through it, that they approved of, and applauded the wisdom, goodness, and grace of…

The Church Fathers

Because also they believed, they justified God, for He appeared just to them in all that He did.
— Eusebius of Caesarea ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Hom. 37. in Matt.) Having declared the praises of John, he next exposes the great fault of the Pharisees and lawyers, who would not after the publicans receive the baptism of John. Hence it is said, And all the people that heard him, and the Publicans, justified God.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

God is justified by baptism, wherein men justify themselves confessing their sins. For he that sins and confesses his sin unto God, justifies God, submitting himself to Him who overcometh, and hoping for grace from Him; God therefore is justified by baptism, in which there is confession and pardon of sin.
— Ambrose of Milan ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Baptism · General references — General references
Publicans · Change their ways be — Change their ways be

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 7:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:29

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:29

John Gill on Luke 7:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 7:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:19-35

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 7:29

Adam Clarke on Luke 7:29

John Gill on Luke 7:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 7:29-35

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 7:28