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
though wisdom hath been justified by her children.
Romans 3:4
God forbid: but let God be true, though every man were a liar; as it is written, "That thou mayest be acknowledged just in thy sayings, and overcome when thou art judged."
Romans 10:3
For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and seeking to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
Revelation 15:3
And they sung the sacred ode of Moses the servant of the Lord, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, O King of saints.
Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, O Lord, who art, and who wast, even the holy one, because thou hast judged these things.

Being

Luke 3:12
Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Matthew 3:5
Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the regions about Jordan,
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of his father? They say to him, The first. Jesus saith to them, Verily I say unto you, That tax-gatherers and harlots shall go before you into the kingdom of God.

General references

Matthew 19:30
But many, now first, will be the last; and last, who will be the first.
Mark 10:31
But many first, will be last; and the last, first.
Luke 3:12
Then came also the farmers of the taxes to be baptised, and they said unto him, Master, what shall we do?
Luke 5:30
And their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?
Luke 7:35
though wisdom hath been justified by her children.
Luke 15:1
THEN drew nigh unto him all the tax-farmers and the sinners to hear him.