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Luke 7:27-29
New King James Version
Luke 7:27-29
New King James Version
27 This is he of whom it is written:
(A)‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’
28 For I say to you, among those born of women there is [a]not a (B)greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
29 And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors [b]justified God, (C)having been baptized with the baptism of John.
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Luke 7:27-29
New International Version
Luke 7:27-29
New International Version
27 This is the one about whom it is written:
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(B) is greater than he.”
29 (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.(C)
Footnotes
- Luke 7:27 Mal. 3:1
Luke 7:27-29
King James Version
Luke 7:27-29
King James Version
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
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Luke 7:27-29
English Standard Version
Luke 7:27-29
English Standard Version
27 This is he of whom it is written,
(A)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 ((B)When all the people heard this, and (C)the tax collectors too, they declared God just,[a] (D)having been baptized with (E)the baptism of John,
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- Luke 7:29 Greek they justified God
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