When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

众百姓和税吏既受过约翰的洗，听见这话，就以神为义；

众百姓和税吏已受过约翰的洗，听见这话，就以上帝为义；

众百姓和税吏已受过约翰的洗，听见这话，就以神为义；

众百姓和税吏听了这番话，都承认上帝是公义的，因为他们接受了约翰的洗礼。

众人和税吏受过约翰的洗礼，听见这话，就称神为义。

所有已经受过约翰洗礼的民众和税吏，听了这话，都承认神是义的；

眾百姓和稅吏既受過約翰的洗，聽見這話，就以神為義；

眾百姓和稅吏已受過約翰的洗，聽見這話，就以上帝為義；

眾百姓和稅吏已受過約翰的洗，聽見這話，就以神為義；

眾百姓和稅吏聽了這番話，都承認上帝是公義的，因為他們接受了約翰的洗禮。

眾人和稅吏受過約翰的洗禮，聽見這話，就稱神為義。

眾民和收稅人因受過約翰的洗、聽見了這話、就承認上帝為義。

所有已經受過約翰洗禮的民眾和稅吏，聽了這話，都承認神是義的；

庶民與稅吏、既受約翰之洗、聞之遂義上帝、

庶民與稅吏、素受洗於約翰、聞此言而稱上帝之義、

庶民及稅吏、聽而受洗於約翰、且稱頌天主之義、

眾與稅吏、咸受洗於如望、聞其言莫不稱頌天主至德；

( 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.

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.

( When all the people heard this, and the tax collectors too, they declared God just, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

When they heard this, all the people— even the tax collectors— agreed that God’s way was right, for they had been baptized by John.

( 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.

And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors justified God, having been 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.

( 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.

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

( Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.

Now even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him,“ Teacher, what are we to do?”

And yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

And they* sang the song of Moses, the bond servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,“ Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations!

Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found a liar, as it is written:“ So that You are justified in Your words, And prevail when You are judged.”But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is He?( I am speaking from a human viewpoint.)Far from it! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he was accurately speaking and teaching things about Jesus, being acquainted only with the baptism of John;

Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.

And he said,“ Into what then were you baptized?” And they said,“ Into John’s baptism.”

Which of the two did the will of his father?” They* said,“ The first.” Jesus* said to them,“ Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even have second thoughts afterward so as to believe him.

And I heard the angel of the waters saying,“ Righteous are You, the One who is and who was, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

At that time Jerusalem was going out to him, and all Judea and all the region around the Jordan;and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

And Adoni bezek said,“ Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.