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Luke 7:27-29
Living Bible
Luke 7:27-29
Living Bible
27 He is the one to whom the Scriptures refer when they say, ‘Look! I am sending my messenger ahead of you, to prepare the way before you.’ 28 In all humanity there is no one greater than John. And yet the least citizen of the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”
29 And all who heard John preach—even the most wicked of them[a]—agreed that God’s requirements were right, and they were baptized by him.
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- Luke 7:29 even the most wicked of them, literally, “even the tax collectors,” i.e., the publicans.
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
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