Luke 7:30

30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

Luke 7:30 in Other Translations

KJV
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
ESV
30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
NLT
30 But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God’s plan for them, for they had refused John’s baptism.
MSG
30 the Pharisees and religious officials would have nothing to do with such a baptism, wouldn't think of giving up their place in line to their inferiors.
CSB
30 But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)

Luke 7:30 In-Context

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 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.
30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
31 Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Matthew 22:35
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