NASB
"When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God's justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John."
— Luke 7:29, NASB
“And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.”
“And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. ”
“When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.”
“(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.”
“And all the people hearing, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.”
“(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.”
“And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.”
"But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet.
"This is the one about whom it is written, 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.'
"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."
When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God's justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.
But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
"To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?
"They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.'