Luke 7:28-30

28 "I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged ¹God's justice, ²having been baptized with ³the baptism of John.

30 But the Pharisees and the ⁴lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 7:35
• 2. Matthew 21:32; Luke 3:12
• 3. Acts 18:25; Acts 19:3
• 4. Matthew 22:35

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "less"
• [b]. Or "justified God"
• [c]. I.e. experts in the Mosaic Law
• [d]. Lit "him"