Luke 7:30 “But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for th…”

Luke 7:30

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

World English Bible

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.

American Standard Version

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

Geneva Bible 1599

But the Pharises and the expounders of the Law despised the counsell of God against themselues, and were not baptized of him.

Darby Translation

but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

Young's Literal Translation

but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

Bible in Basic English

But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)

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Cross references

“rejected”

Luke 13:34 Jeremiah 8:8 2 Corinthians 6:1 Romans 10:21 Galatians 2:21

Luke 13:34 · BSB

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

Jeremiah 8:8 · BSB

How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

2 Corinthians 6:1 · BSB

As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

Romans 10:21 · BSB

But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

Galatians 2:21 · BSB

I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

“the counsel”

Acts 20:27 Ephesians 1:11

Acts 20:27 · BSB

For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.

Ephesians 1:11 · BSB

In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,

Also

Matthew 22:35

Matthew 22:35 · BSB

One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

29All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

31“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

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