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
And Wisdom was justified by all her children."
Romans 3:4
May it not be! But let God be true, and every man a liar; as it has been written, "That Thou mayest be justified in Thy words; and mayest overcome, when Thou judgest."
Romans 10:3
for, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God;
Revelation 15:3
And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are Thy ways, Thou King of the ages.
Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters, saying, "Righteous art Thou, Who art, and Who wast, the Holy One, because Thou didst thus judge;

Being

Luke 3:12
And there came also tax-collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"
Matthew 3:5
Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the country round about the Jordan,
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the will of the father?" They say, "The last." Jesus saith to them, "Verily I say to you that the tax-collectors and the harlots are going into the Kingdom of God before you.

General references

Matthew 19:30
But many that are first shall be last, and last first."
Mark 10:31
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first."
Luke 3:12
And there came also tax-collectors to be immersed, and they said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?"
Luke 5:30
And the Pharisees and their scribes were murmuring against the disciples, saying, "Why are ye eating and drinking with the tax-collectors and sinners?"
Luke 7:35
And Wisdom was justified by all her children."
Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to Him to hear Him.