Luke 7:29

And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, acknowledged the justice of God's demands, by accepting baptism from John,

Luke 3:12

Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"

Luke 7:35

So wisdom is vindicated by all who are really wise."

Matthew 3:5-6

Then Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole Jordan valley went out to him,

Matthew 21:31-32

Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They said, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I tell you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

Acts 18:25

He had had some instruction about the Way of the Lord, and he talked with burning zeal and taught painstakingly about Jesus, though he knew of no baptism but John's.

Acts 19:3

"How then were you baptized?" he asked. "With John's baptism," they answered.

Romans 3:4-6

By no means! God must prove true, though every man be false; as the Scripture says, "That you may be shown to be upright in what you say, And win your case when you go into court."

Romans 10:3

For in their ignorance of God's way of uprightness and in the attempt to set up one of their own, they refused to conform to God's way of uprightness.

Revelation 15:3

and they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your doings, Lord God Almighty! Upright and true are your ways, King of the Ages!

Revelation 16:5

Then I heard the angel of the waters say, "You are just in pronouncing this sentence, you who are and were, the Holy One;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Justified

Luke 7:35
So wisdom is vindicated by all who are really wise."
Romans 3:4
By no means! God must prove true, though every man be false; as the Scripture says, "That you may be shown to be upright in what you say, And win your case when you go into court."
Romans 10:3
For in their ignorance of God's way of uprightness and in the attempt to set up one of their own, they refused to conform to God's way of uprightness.
Revelation 15:3
and they were singing the song of Moses, the slave of God, and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your doings, Lord God Almighty! Upright and true are your ways, King of the Ages!
Revelation 16:5
Then I heard the angel of the waters say, "You are just in pronouncing this sentence, you who are and were, the Holy One;

Being

Luke 3:12
Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"
Matthew 3:5
Then Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole Jordan valley went out to him,
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did what his father wanted?" They said, "The second one." Jesus said to them, "I tell you, the tax-collectors and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

General references

Matthew 19:30
But many who are first now will be last then, and many who are now last will be first.
Mark 10:31
But many who are first now will be last then, and the last will be first."
Luke 3:12
Even tax-collectors came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Master, what ought we to do?"
Luke 5:30
And the Pharisees and their scribes grumbled about it to his disciples, and said, "Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and irreligious people?"
Luke 7:35
So wisdom is vindicated by all who are really wise."
Luke 15:1
All the tax-collectors and irreligious people were crowding up to hear him.