“All the people
Who heard this,
Including the tax collectors,
Acknowledged
The justice of God.
They had been baptized
With John’s baptism.”
καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἀκούσας καὶ οἱ τελῶναι ἐδικαίωσαν τὸν Θεόν, βαπτισθέντες τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάνου·
Luke has a unique statement about everybody being baptized by John the Baptist. He said that all the people who heard John (καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἀκούσας), even including the tax collectors (καὶ οἱ τελῶναι), acknowledged the justice of God (ἐδικαίωσαν τὸν Θεόν). They had been baptized with John’s baptism (βαπτισθέντες τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάνου). Jesus noted that even the tax collectors listened to John the Baptist and recognized the justice or righteousness of God. This saying of Luke indicated the importance and reach of John the Baptist and his baptism. Do you as a sinner recognize the value of Baptism?
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 